Remembering Julia Petrov
Julia Petrov was born on December 17,1919 in Russia, but her first language was German since her family moved to Germany shortly after her birth. She lived in Germany for the duration of the Nazi Holocaust. She worked in Wiesbaden where she met such notables as Charles Lindbergh.
Julia married the late Anatoly Petrov. She learned Russian from the Boy Scouts and the couple moved to Monterey, CA. A second move was to Washington, DC where Mr. Petrov was a nighttime broadcaster at VOA (Voice of America) and Mrs. Petrov taught German at George Washington University and at the Department of Education.
Julia came to St. Nicholas in the early 1960’s, before the upper structure of the cathedral was completed. She was one of our longtime workers at the St. Nicholas Annual Bazaar. Julia was the generous sponsor of the large icon frescoe of the Descent of Christ into Hades.
Julia was an attractive woman into her 90's, very stylish, poised. She died on October 12, 2014 at the age of 95 after a short illness.
Kingdom of Heaven to the Departed. Memory Eternal.
