Julia M. Fisk

With unimaginable sorrow, we announce after a 6 month fight with brain cancer, on April 25th, 2023, Julia M. Fisk passed away peacefully in Saratoga Springs, NY surrounded by Peter, Gretchen, Hannah, and Ian. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Julia went on to live in Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Texas, Arkansas, and Iowa. From a young age, it was clear that Julia was an artist. She went on to graduate from the University of South Florida with a Bachelors degree in Art Education and further obtained her Masters in Early Childhood Education from Kent State University. It was in Tampa where Julia met the love of her life, Peter Thomas, while they were both working at Busch Gardens. They were immediately inseparable and linked forever because to know Julia is to love her. After marrying in June 1987, Julia and Peter continued their adventure around the country together. They welcomed daughters Gretchen Taylor in Tampa, Florida and Hannah Lou in Garrettsville, Ohio. And, then their son, Ian Thomas, in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. Julia touched countless lives throughout her nearly 30 years of teaching. She was a devoted teacher at Blanton Elementary and Sawgrass Elementary in St. Petersburg, Florida, Whispering Oak Elementary in Winter Garden, Florida, Johnstown elementary schools and most recently, Lynch Learning Academy in Amsterdam, New York. Julia, who signed her emails “artfully yours,” loved teaching students about the artwork of Vincent Van Gogh, Keith Haring, Mary Blair, Gustav Klimt, Wassily Kandinsky, and Yayoi Kusama. The simplest pleasures in life brought great joy to Julia. She somehow mastered everything she did from baking the perfect biscuits to sewing beautiful gifts for family and friends to creating the loveliest flower gardens. Julia enjoyed a cozy evening with Ian (and the cats) on the sofa enjoying an elaborate home cooked meal. She loved traveling to art museums from The Clark to the Louvre and attending concerts with Gretchen and Hannah. Julia’s memory will live on through her family, friends, and students. There was nothing in the world more important to Julia than her family and nothing will ever come close to replacing the void she leaves. To honor Julia’s memory, we are holding a celebration of her life on May 6th, 2023, with calling hours from 11:30am - 1:30pm at the Robert M. Halgas Funeral Home, Inc., 111 County Highway 106 (corner of Route 29 & Black Street), Johnstown, NY. We invite anyone who knew and loved Julia to attend and remember her wonderful life. We ask attendees to wear bright colors (no black allowed!). ***In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to a future art fund in memory of Julia for local schools (gofundme.com/f/julia-fisk).***

Julia M. Fisk

August 27, 1962 - April 25, 2023

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August 27, 1962 - April 25, 2023

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