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Julian Harvey Mills

1966 - 2018

BORN

1966

DIED

2018

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Nelson Funeral Home

820 Talcott Road

Park Ridge, Illinois

Julian Mills Obituary

Julian Harvey Mills, 52, cherished son of Helen Harvey Mills and the late Ralph J. Mills, Jr.; beloved brother of Natalie (David) Bontumasi and Brett Mills; loving uncle of Lucian and Eliot Bontumasi; dear nephew of Julian (Katherine) W. Harvey, the late Byron (Joy) Harvey and Anne (the late Alan) Canter. A creative musician with a sly sense of humor, Julian was founding member of the bands "Drunk Tank" and "Dirty Old Man River"; who toured in the U.S. and played for John Peel on BBC Radio 1. He will be greatly missed. Interment private. For more info www.nelsonfunerals.com or call 847-823-5122.

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Published by Chicago Tribune on Oct. 7, 2018.

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Helen Harvey Mills

June 18, 2024

we miss you every day and loved hearing from friends.

Adrienne D Kraft

October 13, 2021

Grief can be so hard, but our special memories help us cope. Remembering you and your loved one today and always.

Ann Youngren

October 1, 2019

Sending loving thoughts to all the wonderful Mills family on this anniversary of Julian's death. His light will never fade.

Michael O'Flaherty

October 28, 2018

Julian was a huge influence on me and an enduring friend and fellow-traveller through the labyrinth of this world. He had integrity on a level comparable to very few people i've ever known. God rest his soul.

Elizabeth Hummer

October 24, 2018

Huge LOVE to the Mills family and all of Julian's friends as well. What a loss for such an amazing family I hold dear. xoxoxooxox

Chris Morrison

October 19, 2018

he was the only real person I knew in high school. So sad to hear this news. He was a good friend.

Me and Julian 1980, Water tower

Chris Morrison

October 19, 2018

Aaron Garrett

October 16, 2018

I'm very saddened to hear this news and my deepest condolences to Julian's family. I have many memories of Julian but one that stands out in particular is when we opened for Sonic Youth and Julian insisted on playing drums with his leg in a cast. He could have been in a full body cast and he would have played. He was so completely committed to music, in a way that no one else I knew could even come close to. It came out in his playing, his rhythm was unique on bass and drums from the get go and no one sounds like him with that pulsing, organic, deep sound. His musical taste was extraordinary -- deeply felt and all his own, never imitating anyone else. I hadn't seen Julian in many years, but I thought of him often because he was one of the most memorable and original people I've ever known.

Ann Youngren

October 10, 2018

Walking past the Mills house on Astor Street hearing the passionate sounds of Julian practicing will stay with me forever. Such talent.

Wendy Harvey

October 10, 2018

Sending sincere condolences.
Love,
Wendy Harvey and family

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Henry Harvey

October 9, 2018

I have to express my sorrow at the passing of my cousin Julian and condolences to his family.

I remember enjoying your company, your dark sense of humor and the intensity you showed when playing your music. Your music was always haunting, mesmerizing--once heard, never forgotten.

Once known, never forgotten.

Madonna Zasada

October 9, 2018

Dr Charles Harvey and family, Sorry for your loss you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Charles Harvey

October 9, 2018

Sending love and prayers for your next journey. I wish you peace, my cousin.

Stephen Harvey

October 9, 2018

Farewell beloved cousin Julian - I will always remember childhood moments in Arizona and Chicago and our time in high school in Massachusetts together. Eliciting a shy smile or gentle laugh from you is a warm memory I will treasure- the feeling of gaining something hard-won and all the more precious for it.

John Castle

October 8, 2018

Julian, I know you only through your mother, my dear cousin Helen, and through your music. Now, to my loss, your passing leaves a void that I can fill only with the remembrances of others. You will never be forgotten.

Trey Nichols

October 7, 2018

Julian, our paths crossed only briefly in the late 1980's but I'll never forget our conversations about music and the bands we loved. Rest in peace and play on!

helen harvey mills

October 7, 2018

Julian love you always and forever you are wise and clever that will always stay with me along with your thoughtful counsel in all things. you are truly my blessed son.

Anne Bowman

October 6, 2018

I never knew the adult man but I knew and loved the little boy. You will be missed, Julian. Goodnight Moon from your Annie Beezer.

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