Julius Orozco

Julius R. Orozco, of Waukesha, died on Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Waukesha Memorial Hospital at the age of 77.  He was born in Waukesha on October 29, 1934 the son of Marion and Angela (nee Victoria) Orozco.  He proudly served in the United State Army during the 1950’s.  On December 28, 1963 he married the former Elizabeth Burke at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Genesee Depot.  Julius worked as a salesman in the trucking industry for many years working for Advance Transportation, Interstate Systems, and Horizon.  He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church for 44 years.  Julius will always be remembered for his gift of friendship.  He was a great friend to many and had the ability to make friends wherever he went. He will be sadly missed by his wife Elizabeth of Waukesha, his daughter Betsy (Michael) Wurm of Waukesha, his son Andrew (Jeanne Stewart) Orozco of Wauwatosa, his four grandchildren: Andrew Wurm, Kali (Steve Pfeiffle) Wurm, Joseph Wurm and Samantha Orozco; his nieces and nephews: Mary Kay (Philip) Windler, Mark (Diane) Orozco, Michael (Debbie) Orozco, Laurie (Dan) Janssen, Ann Marie (Michael) Hamm, Amy (Steve) Corbesier, and Leslie (Eric) Henry.  He is further survived by his special friend Josef Erlich, along with great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins, other relatives and many friends.  In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Marion “Ozzie” Orozco and sister-in-law Beverly Orozco.  Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 from 3:00PM until the 5:00PM funeral Mass at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 225 S. Hartwell Avenue, Waukesha. A private family entombment with full military honors will be held on Thursday at St. Joseph Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to St. Joseph’s Medical and Dental Clinic, 826 N. East Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186 or to a non-profit recently started by his niece Mary Kay Windler that teaches art to people with special needs,  Creative Arts Resource and Network of Western Racine County (CARaN),  220 E. Main Street, Waterford, WI 53185.  For further information, please call Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral, Cremation and Preplanning Services at 262-547-4035 or go to www.waukeshafunerals.com to leave the family an online tribute message.