Jules Edward Reese, Jr.'s Obituary
Jules Edward Reese, Jr. of Mandeville, LA, loving husband, father, and grandfather passed away on Tuesday, May 20, 2008. Age 72 years. He was born and raised in Mobile, AL where he graduated from Murphy High School. He earned an engineering degree from Auburn University in 1957. Upon graduation he joined the Army Reserve. He married Elizabeth Moon in 1959, and was happily married for 47 years until her death in 2006. He worked in various engineering and management positions for US Steel Corporation. Upon earning his MBA at the University of Chicago in 1972, he started work for RLI in Peoria, IL, where he served as Treasurer and later Executive Vice-President. He finished his career serving in various executive positions throughout the insurance industry. He was an Eagle Scout as a youth, and later served as both Scoutmaster and Council Executive as an adult. He was raised an Episcopal, and later joined the Methodist Church. Throughout his life he moved several times; Chicago, Atlanta, Miami Beach, but his friends from Peoria, IL and the Forest Hills United Methodist Church always held a special place in his heart. He is survived by his three children, Suzanne Reese-Mathis of Orlando, FL, Jules Reese, III of Miami, FL, and Andy Reese of New Orleans, LA, four granddaughters, and one brother, Randy Reese, of Mobile, AL. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Memorial Services on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 2:00 PM at the Chapel at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home Inc., 2260 W. 21st. Ave., Covington, LA 70433. Visitation on Sunday will begin at 12:00 Noon.
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