Julian Benton Gross

Jolyn,
Yes, she was Gladys Gross! How great to hear that you knew her. We miss her as well as our Dad. It's nice to know you had such a good impression of her. Thank you for writing.

I think I knew your mother, if her name was Gladys. I worked with a lady at cCentral Bank in the late sixties and she was very sad at her husbands demise even then. She wqa a very nice woman and helpful. Your dad sounds like a fine gentleman and good man. I know you must still miss him. Jolynn Lenox at the time I worked with her.

What a testimony to an obviously fine man. Thank you for sharing his life with us and may we all leave that same mark on our own families one day..

What a wonderful tribute! I wish I had had the chance to meet this man. I have heard many great things about him. Although he left this world way too soon, he sure made quite an impression on all those who knew him! I also know for a fact, that his children grew up to be AMAZING adults!I love each of them, and I love hearing the stories of their childhood.
I am the mother of 2 of Mr. Gross' grandchildren, and I wish they could have met him too.
Rest in peace Mr. Gross and say hello to...

To the Gross Family: We do not know each other. I read the Monroe obituaries because of connections with North Louisiana, particularly Monroe/West Monroe and Louisiana Tech. I am so impressed with your loving and beautifully-written tribute to your father. Would that everyone could have a father like yours and devotion to write such a memoriam. God bless you all. May your father rest in peace, and may light perpetual shine upon him. Very sincerely.

I remember your Dad. My memories aren't as sharp as they used to be, but, I can still see your Dad looking under the hood of a car in his shop. I can remember my Daddy calling him "Spot". ( I never knew why) but I know that he and your Mom were good neighbors to my grandparents, Mr. Jim and Mrs Yettie Finklea. Bless all of you for honoring your Dad.
Love,
Denise Elmore-Coon

You do not know me, but I wanted to thank you for sharing the story of your father. Your story--and your dad--are almost identical to mine, even down to the dates. Like your wonderful dad, my dad left a deep and lasting impression on us children, even though we knew him only a short time. My brother and I have lived our own lives shaped by his strong values. Men and fathers like these are a precious gift that many families never have. Our families were so blessed to have them. I also...