Julius Jortner

                 Julius Jortner 1936-2024 passed away peacefully on April 1, 2024. 

He emigrated to the U.S. in 1948 from Poland. He graduated from Cooper Union at the age of 16, and received his Masters in Engineering from UCLA. Julius spent most of his career as a self-employed engineering researcher. For the last 20 years of his life, he made the Pacific Northwest his home. He became a freelance writer and photojournalist for local newspapers and magazines. Julius was a photographer, artist, and a self-published author of a book of poems titled “Just As” in 2015. He was a loving son, father, step-father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend to many. He will be forever remembered by his family and all who knew him.