Together they raised four children and would stand by each other through both of their cancers and illnesses, hardships and windfalls. She met the love of her life, George Molfetas in 1970 in Miami, Florida through family friends. Despite growing up in a multilingual household, she would go on to earn her Bachelor’s in English Education from the University of Miami in 1971. She spoke multiple languages, and had a deep love of the arts, literature, and music – a love she would give to all her children. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Church in Miami for over a decade, even going with them to march in a parade in NYC and present Miss Greece with flowers. She was active in the Greek Orthodox Youth Association of St. Throughout her early years, she would play the piano for events at her parents’ restaurant. At the age of nine, she started learning the piano becoming a virtuoso at a young age. By the time she was four, her family had relocated from Manhattan to Miami, to create a fine dining restaurant and banquet hall, called the Golden Fountain. Her mother saw a female pianist perform at Carnegie Hall shortly after Julie was born and made a promise to have her baby girl learn the piano. She was born after the end of WWII, in a city and country far removed from her parent’s origins. Julie survived the passing of both her parents and her husband of 52-years.

Julie was born in Manhattan, New York on Jthe first of two children for her parents, James Paul (Hatzipavlos) and Kay (née Papamichael), both of Mazotos, Cyprus. She was surrounded by her youngest daughter and daughter-in-law: passing in the care of hospice in New Smyrna Beach, FL. She survived two bouts of breast cancer, but not the third. Julie Molfetas (née Paul) died on Friday, February 10th, 2023, at the age of 74.

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