Age: 48
RAUKER, Julia Kay
Waldorf, Maryland
Formerly of Lawton
Passed away Saturday, January 20, 2007. Born on June 19, 1958, she was the daughter of Walter and Beverly Rauker. A graduate of Lawton High School, Lawton, Michigan, she was also a graduate of Weber State College, Ogden, Utah, with a Medical Technical degree and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida with an Electrical Engineering degree. Julie was also a member of the International Electrical & Electronic Engineers Society. Julie was a very accomplished woman in the widespread choices of her career. She was employed as a radar engineer by NASA and at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Hawaii. She taught fiber optics at the Houghton Engineering College. She provided missile telemetry engineering to the Ballistic Missile Defense program and spectrum management engineering to the Department of Energy. Her current employer was the National Weather Service where she provided radar engineering support to the Wind Profiler Network program. Her interests included the love of sailing with Craig, scuba diving, snow skiing, hiking, motorcycle riding, camping and she thoroughly enjoyed cooking. She loved spending time with her family and enjoyed being with many close friends. Surviving are her mother Beverly, of Lawton, MI; her life companion, Craig Hodan, of Waldorf, MD; her grandmother, Bernice Rauker-Sabino, of Denton, TX; her brother Fred (Renae), of Lawton, MI, her two nephews, Garrett and Dallas at home and her niece, Alicia of Kalamazoo, MI. She was preceded in death by her loving father, Walter Rauker and her precious cat, Cleo. A memorial service celebrating her life will be held at the ADAMS Funeral Home in Paw Paw, MI, on Saturday, February 17, 2007 at 7:00pm, with the Rev. Ronald Packer of the First Christian Church officiating. Memories with the family will begin at 6:00 pm. An additional gathering is planned for February 24th in the Washington, D.C. area. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children.
