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Julius Morreal

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Julius Morreal, 79, of Cape Coral passed away on Aug. 21, 2009 at his

home while under the loving care of Hope Hospice and surrounded by his

family. He was born on April 10, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY, a child of Marco

and Theresa (Melluzzo) Morreale.

Julius was a veteran of the US Air Force during the Korean Conflict and

was a 22 year member of the NYPD retiring as a Police Sergeant. A resident

of Cape Coral for the past 10 years, he previously lived on Pine Island

for 9 years.

He was a playwright who wrote 6 different plays, a reporter for the Pine

Island Eagle Newspaper and a freelance writer who wrote numerous articles

for Ft. Myers Magazine.

He is survived by his bride of 49 years, Jeanette (Maisonville). He was a

devoted father to his son, Mark, daughter-in-law Pam, daughter, Mary Leigh

Morreal Zizzamia and son-in-law, Vito. He was a caring grandfather to

Samantha, Michael and Tommy, all of Cape Coral. He has a sister, Lillian

of Staten Island, NY.

A private Celebration of Life will be held by the family. In lieu of

flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to Hope Hospice, 9470 Health Park

Circle, Ft. Myers, FL 33908. Friends may sign the guest book for the

family at www.horizoncremation.com.