Julia Grace Merlo of Stockton passed away of an apparent heart attack on Nov. 22. She was 57. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Central United Methodist Church, 3700 Pacific Ave., Stockton.
She is survived by her loving husband, Eric; daughter, Catherine Grace of Seattle; and son, Phillip Edward of Berkeley, as well as her parents, Tom and Nancy Mitchell of Lodi, and siblings John Mitchell of Bakersfield, Leigh Kielhold of Lodi and Matthew Mitchell of Granite Bay, and nine loving nieces and nephews. Born on Feb. 8, 1958, Julia was raised in Lodi. She graduated from Lodi High School in 1976 and UC Berkeley in 1980 with a degree in history. She was a successful financial planner in Stockton for 19 years. Starting in 2003, she served as a devoted educator for the Stockton Unified School District at Hoover and Peyton schools. She was an active booster of Franklin High School's International Baccalaureate Programme, where her children attended. She loved Central United Methodist Church, their nursery school, Labrador retrievers, her garden and her family. She was a firm believer in empowering students to succeed and will be sorely missed in the community. Please make contributions to www.heifer.org. Love, always, from her family.

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Published by Lodi-News Sentinel from Nov. 26 to Dec. 5, 2015.

Memories and Condolences
for Julia Merlo

16 Entries

Nancy Marano-Silva

July 26, 2018

I am so sorry and deeply saddened by this news. I have not been in touch with Julia since 1992 BC I moved my family and business to New York from Berkeley. I have always wanted to contact Julia.
Besides being her hair stylist at my shop in Berkeley, we became friendly and she began helping me with insurance/finances through NY Life.

I am shocked and feel sad for her life cut short. My heart goes out to Eric and her son and daughter and her family. She was a very smart, kind, fun, lively woman. I am sorry I did not find her sooner.

Godspeed,
Nancy Marano-Silva

Brian Weaver

December 2, 2015

I only meet Julia briefly when I worked at Edward Merlo's architectural firm located in Stockton, (back in the mid 80's) when she would come by to see Eric. (I worked extensively for Ed, both in and out of his office while attending college.)

Eric (Julia's husband, and Edward's son) was an architect, as well, and flanked his dad, along with his sister Arbela. I can attest that the whole Merlo clan was a very kind and first class group of people.

I extend my deepest and most sincere sympathy to the Merlo and Michelle families; especially Eric.
I very sorry for your loss...

Joel/Sheila Evans

November 28, 2015

Joel and I are sorry to hear of Julia's passing. Our thoughts are with you at this time. Our best to the Mitchell family. Joel and Sheila Evans

November 27, 2015

Nidya Norma Fidler

November 27, 2015

Thinking of all of you during this difficult time, sending lots of love and pracers.

Christina Cortez

November 27, 2015

Dearest Julia,
Thank you so much for your friendship, mentorship, and dedication to every life you touched. You inspired me to do my best each day, and I am tremendously blessed to have had you in my life. I will profoundly miss your wisdom, warm smile, and compassionate heart. I love you.

Madame Groll

November 26, 2015

Madame Merlo,
Today, day of giving thanks, I am thankful to have known you for the past ten years. You were a great lady! I will remember your natural elegance, your vast erudition, your love for education, your concern for others in particular for students, and your love for your family! You have influenced so many lives, including mine. Your legacy will never end because your children, your husband, your family will carry on and you will be with them forever.
I will never forget about you as long as I will live.
Merci Madame. Nous nous reverrons un jour dans un autre monde.

Helen & Charlie Allison

November 26, 2015

We will always remember Julia leading us, at the Allison reunion, in the funniest game of Jeopardy we ever did and ever will play. What an awesome person. We will miss her. Our sincere condolence for your loss.

Hank Klor

November 26, 2015

I had the honor of working with Julia for ten years sharing an financial planning office with her. She was a person of the highest integrity & honesty along with being extremely intelligent. Her devotion to her family, friends & client's was beyond reproach. Though she could have continued being a very successful financial advisor she gave it up to pursue her real calling in life as an educator. Julia influenced young people's lives in such a positive way & I feel so blessed that she touched my life.

Christina Foster

November 25, 2015

Mrs Merlo,
Thank you so much for the impact that you have had on my children. I know without a doubt that you have played a big role in who they are today as students and young women. I look forward to seeing what they'll be able to accomplish with the drive that you have instilled into them. I will miss our chats at the Renaissance assemblies and anytime we ran into each other at Peyton. I am sad that my son will not be your student next year. I was counting on you to shape him up. Julie will miss you dearly and will miss volunteering in your class room every other week. Thank you for being the dedicated and inspiring person that you were.

November 25, 2015

we love you

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