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Many people have asked where they can send a tribute or a charitable donation in Julie's name. The details are as follows: THE JULIE PARRISH MEMORIAL FUND Please make your tax deductible checks payable to: "THE CENTER OF DIVINE EXPRESSION" (memo note "Julie Parrish Memorial") C/O Rev. Candice J. Hincks 7223 Willoughby Ave #101 Los Angeles, CA. 90046 All proceeds will go to help Julie's family to settle her affairs and to distribute to charities per Julie's wishes.	As many of you may know by this time, Julie Parrish passed away on October 1st, 2003. The memorial service for Julie was on Saturday, October 25, at 12:00 P.M., at the Christian Institute, 1308 2nd Street, Santa Monica, CA., 90401. A long time friend of Julie said about Saturday's memorial service: "We had a very lovely, sad, and fitting tribute to Julie today." Those of you who are near Julie's hometown, Tecumseh, MI, will be interested to know that a memorial will be held for her there, November 8th, 2003, 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Masonic Temple, 700 Bishop Reed Drive, Tecumseh, Michigan. Julie's neice Dana has created a wonderful, humorous, warm and loving tribute for Julie. You can visit Dana's site by clicking here. BUY A SIGNED PHOTO of Julie and help a Cancer Charity The Elvisly Yours website in England has 16 signed photos left for auction, with 100% of the proceeds going to cancer charity. Please visit www.elvisly-yours.com
Obituary of Julie Parrish

Contact: brother and executor, Jim Wilbar: [email protected]

JULIE PARRISH

Julie Parrish, star of the 1967 CBS sitcom, 'Good Morning World' has died at the age of 62. Ms. Parrish, portrayed Linda on the show, which also featured the comedic talents of Billy De Wolfe, Joby Baker, Ronnie Schell, and Goldie Hawn. She was a frequent guest star on programs such as 'Star Trek', 'Bonanza', 'My Three Sons', 'Family Affair', and 'Beverly Hills 90210'; with lead roles on television soap operas, including Betty Anderson Harrington on 'Return to Peyton Place' and Maggie Brady on 'Capitol'.

She starred in several films, including 'Paradise Hawaiian Style', with Elvis Presley. In one of the most delightful moments of the film, Elvis sings to her in a helicopter, while she holds a group of dogs at bay. In 'Fireball 500', she starred with Frankie Avalon, as the sophisticated Martha Brian.

Ms. Parrish's theatre credits include 'Absence of a Cello', with Hans Conreid and Bill Christopher, and 'Memo', with MacDonald Carey and Alan Alda. In Los Angeles, she received an L.A. Drama Critics Award for her portrayal of Maggie in Arthur Miller's 'After the Fall'. She was also an accomplished writer and contributed essays, articles, and book reviews to many publications. Her writing credits include an episode of 'Laverne and Shirley'. She enjoyed singing, and often performed at shows and cabarets. She recorded a CD of country music entitled, "When We Dance".

While in her late 40's, she began undergraduate studies. She earned a degree in Chemical Dependencies Counseling, and was awarded the Chancellor's distinguished Honor Award, at Los Angeles Mission College, in Sylmar CA. She served as a member of the Board of Directors of the L.A. Commission on Assaults Against Women, and worked as a counselor at Haven Hills Shelter for Battered Women. She spoke to audiences about domestic violence, and visited schools to discuss dating violence.

She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1993, but after surgery and chemotherapy continued to work. In 1996 she began a recurring role on 'Beverly Hills 90210'. She portrayed Joan Diamond, the wife of series regular character Nat Bussichio, played by Joe E. Tatta. She experienced a relapse of cancer, a second surgery, and another course of chemotherapy in 1999.

She was born Ruby Joyce Wilbar, on October 21, 1940 in Middlesboro, KY, to William Robert and Gladys Marie (Webb) Wilbar. At the age of 11, her family moved from Lake City, TN to Tecumseh, MI, where she graduated from high school. She attended modeling school in Toledo, OH, where she became active in theatre. Her film career began when she was chosen by Jerry Lewis as the winner of a national modeling contest, and was awarded a small part in the film, 'It's Only Money', receiving her first film credit as "Joyce Wilbar". She next appeared in 'The Nutty Professor', billed as Julie Parrish. Her death, of natural causes, occurred on Wednesday evening, October 1, 2003, at the ER of the Tarzana Community Hospital in Tarzana, CA.

She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Melvin (Barbara) Scheffler of Clinton, MI, and Liza Phairow of Ashland, OR; and two brothers, Robert Wilbar of Tecumseh, MI, and James Wilbar of La Mirada, CA. One sister, Janice Machan preceded her in death, as did her parents. The family asks, in lieu of flowers, that donations be given to the cause of aiding battered women and their children. For more information visit www.julieparrish.com. Donations are also encouraged for the Julie Parrish Scholarship Fund for the Performing Arts, c/o United Bank and Trust, 205 E. Chicago Blvd., Tecumseh, Michicgan 49286.

This group brings art workshops as a healing tool to survivors in domestic violence shelters. Julie personally supported this group in several ways. Julie served as an art leader with the program. She even dedicated the proceeds from her performance in "The Vagina Monologues" to this group.

Mission statement: A Window Between Worlds is a non-profit organization dedicated to using art to help end domestic violence. Through creative expression, battered women and children recover a sense of renewal and power. Their images of hope, survival, and strength educate the public and become "a window between worlds" for survivors taking steps to change their lives.

Here is their information: