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Julie Cooke

I am honored to have the opportunity to celebrate the wonder of Julie with you.

Julie was, quite simply, RIFSoCal’s heart.  Her undauntable spirit was the best RIFSoCal had to offer.

Our spirit has dimmed with Julie’s loss, but as she would expect – it will continue to shine as we work to bring the books Julie loved to order, unpack and place on the shelves, to children all over Greater Los Angeles who go home every day to rooms with no books.

Julie will always be in our hearts – every time we open a box of especially wonderful books we will hear her exclamations of delight and pleasure – and every time we grow to inspire more Readers for Tomorrow we will feel her happiness and satisfaction.

The world is a better place because of Julie’s passion, love and dedication and she will be sorely missed. 
~Carol Henault, Executive Director of RIFSoCal