Margaret Florence Julius was born in Bellingham, Washington in 1920 — the first child and only daughter of Florence and Adrian Julius. She graduated from high school at 16 and attended the Western Washington College of Education, planning to follow in her mother’s footsteps as a teacher.
That same year, Margaret met Harry Elliott, and their courtship began, but because of the seven year age difference, her mother did not approve. Harry persevered, and they married four years later. The couple moved to Bremerton, where Harry worked in the shipyard, and they started their family. Margaret gave birth to four children in five years, beginning what was to be her true calling.
In 1946 the family moved to California, where Harry began his building career. Margaret was not only the strength behind his efforts, but a gifted mother and accomplished cook. She was a Boy Scout den mother, Campfire Girl troop leader, occasional substitute teacher and PTA volunteer. She often had freshly baked cookies waiting for her children when they returned home after school.
Margaret loved flowers and grew plants of every variety. She was artistic, expressing herself through painting, sculpture and needlework. She enjoyed music of all kinds. Margaret could ski Squaw Valley’s summit or act as hod carrier for her husband. She could also tenderly show a nervous first-time mother how to diaper a little one.
Margaret taught her children by example about unconditional love. She opened her home to foreign exchange students, friends and distant relatives when needed. Everyone was comfortable in her home, but her family always came first.
The Elliotts moved to Santa Barbara in 2001 after Margaret suffered a stroke. She died on October 13, 2004 from complications.
Through the Margaret F. Elliott Charitable Fund and the National Stroke Association, Margaret continues to impact the lives of others in need as the unique and memorable woman she was.
Her legacy lives on.
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The Elliott Family Foundation and
Elliott Homes, in partnership with the National Stroke Association and hospitals across the country, are committed to setting up stroke centers for immediate stroke diagnosis and treatment, one by one.
Because the construction of “bricks
and mortar” takes time and the need for stroke education and quick diagnosis is great, we are dedicated to an interim solution: To set up telemedicine — where stroke consultation, information and diagnoses are transferred via telephone, the Internet or other networks.
This fund will support both National Stroke Association's online physician education programs and Mercy Healthcare’s Stroke Center Network by establishing diagnostic Telemedicine in ancillary Mercy facilities throughout the Sacramento, California region.
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