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JULIAN ARGEL

Tacoma, Washington

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Julian Argel Julian Argel, 59 years old, died on July 8, 2012 at his Seattle home. He was born on September 1, 1952 in Tacoma. He was the Director of Educational Talent Search/ TRIO and Assistant to the Vice President, Office of Minority Affairs at the University of Washington. He received his...

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Julian you were my longest online friend.
I met you in 2000/01. We spoke online and on the telephone, even talked with me via webcam. you were trying out a brand new one. I have not seen you online for a long time and something told me that all was not right. I found your obituary. I wish we could have reconnected. You are perhaps one of the dearest people that I have ever known. I will miss you very much. You are with our father now and I know that you are safe from further pain. god...

Wai! My name is Velvet (Swan) Solomon, daughter of Theresa (Nespelem, WA) and Jeff Elisoff (Ketchikan, AK).
We were devistated to hear of Julian's passing. He was a dear close friend of my mother's; they were in the Ketchikan Alaska Native dance group together.
I was a little girl when I first met Julian. He was always kind and generous. He had a great sense of humor and a huge grin.
Julian was passionate in his involvement and advocacy within all Native communities he...

Today I got another shock of my life, went to mass at St Leo's and they announced Julian Argel's name in passing. It stunned and shocked me. Julian, Ray Fry and myself, Theresa Swan-Elisoff were the Washington connection of Ketchikan Indian Corporation from 1985 to 1989. He was another brother to me. My husband Jeff says that we don't keep in contact with our friends and we don't. this past year I lost my oldest daughter and my heart hasn't fully recovered from that loss. He was so fun and so...

Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be conforted.
We will miss him, but Jesus hears our prayers of our
heart just as clearly as He hears the prayers others are
lifting up for all of you.
Enjoyed every time he came to the shop.. and was good
to see all of you today. 7-21-12
Love, Gail

I remember Julian back in the day when my Mom worked for Indian Ed, I'm very sorry for your loss, he is leaving a memorable foot print on earth, we can Thank the Lord for that.

Julian was my main contact person when I cared for his mother Alyce. He was always kind, thoughtful, intelligent and at appropriate times, very funny. The entire Argel family is very dear to my heart. Alyce was one of my most memorable hospice patients, partly because of who she was, and partly because her entire family was so very special. I have had ties with some of you for years!

I will be out of town for Julian's service, and am sorry I won't be able to be there with you.

Julian was such a fan of the music of our youth. I would post a song on my FB page and Julian would say: "I saw them perform several times." Or "I remember seeing them at the Paramount, or Key Arena, or the King Dome." We would share our memories and love for many artists. I would ask him: "Who haven't you seen in concert, Julian?" and we would "lol" each other. I never knew that he wasn't well, so his loss is such a shock. I will now miss our discussions, his humor and friendship. ...

Thoughts and prayers to Julian's family and friends. We held a lot of respect for Julian and will miss him.