Hello! This account is dedicated to the late Julie Biete and managed by her three children: Aileen, Adriane, and Ariel. It has brought us great sadness that our beautiful mother passed away on April 6, 2021 early in the morning. She was always an early bird too. We wanted to share some of her story to people who have not met her and to people who have had met her.

     Julie was born and raised in the Philippines. She got her Bachelor’s in Secondary Education at West Visayas State University. When she taught, her students absolutely loved her! I remember when we first made her a Facebook, a countless number of students still reached out to her after so many years!

     After getting married and having us three, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee in her middle age. Unfortunately, her education degree was not useful in the United States of America. Could you imagine moving to another country not knowing the language, culture, and with no money? She still figured it out! She hustled by working multiple jobs as a server and working warehouse positions while raising us. She made many friends being a server. She always told us where her customers work, like an auto mechanic, and got a discount. She always found a way for us to live such a rich life by throwing us big birthday parties, dressing us with nice clothes, feeding us with her delicious cooking, and letting us go out with friends. One of her biggest fears was her children being jealous of another person, and she truly made money not an issue when it was, we just never realized it because we were kids. We never realized it until we grew up and had our own family and bills, so we can only imagine how hard it was for her. She is our hero. We will never forget the sacrifices she made for us!

     In 2014, our mother was diagnosed with Stage IV Breast Cancer. She was only given months to live, and we were all terrified. She then started chemotherapy, and we all noticed it took a toll on her. The biggest difference was that she started getting more tired. Our mom never got tired. Her hair started to fall off, and she started to experience more pain but still never took any medicine for pain because she is that strong. We helped her with activities, but we were all sad watching her decline after every day. However, she always assured us she is fine. In the midst of her treatment, she still had the strength to help take care of her grandchildren: Aya, Preston III, Kairi, and Easton. Our mom went against the odds for living longer than her original prognosis! Unfortunately, she never made time to take care of her health because she was always working. We just wanted her to stay a little longer, but she is healthy now.

     Julie was all about her faith, family, and friends. She was a God-fearing woman. She prayed and knew the Bible. She has unconditional love for her children and grandchildren. Feeding them was always the number one priority! Her ideal day is attending service at Filipino-American Bible Church, having conversations with friends, grabbing food after service, and dancing and singing! If you knew Julie, she absolutely loved to dance and sing!

     Thank you for taking the time to read this because we want to continue to live for our mom and share her memories. This has been the hardest time of our lives, but the support has been truly amazing. We knew our mother knew many people, but she touched many hearts too. Her smile and laughter brightened the entire room! “Happy-go-lucky” was one of her sayings! We wish we could still see her, but we know we can still feel her and hear her. There is nothing we can do to repay her for what she has done for us, but this service is what she absolutely deserves. All proceeds will go towards her funeral, medical expenses, and a charity, we are still contemplating about, involving education since she was a teacher. We want to have a celebration of her life the way she wanted, so if you would like to visit her, please do not hesitate to let us know! Please do not feel obligated to donate, but please share this story! We want her story to reach out to even more people. Mom, please know that we got it from here because you taught us. Have fun dancing and singing in Heaven! We all love you!