Julia Droze has been dedicated to youth bowling over the last 20 years. During that time she has served in many capacities. In the Greater Charleston Association, she has served as president, vice president , sergeant-at-arms and has chaired all committees.
At the state level, she has served on the SCSYABA Board of Directors as Sergeant-at-Arms (for the last 4 years) and as a director. The committees she has chaired include the jamboree, legislative and nominating. She has also been a site director for the Coca-Cola Youth Bowling Championships State Tournament for the Girls’ Handicap, Girls’ & Boys’ Scratch Divisions.
As a certified coach instructor in the American Junior Bowling Congress and the Young American Bowling Alliance, Julie has coached for 19 years, 16 as head coach. She has been involved with Super Bowl Saturday where her bowling center was tops in their lane bed category. Julie also serves as the State Director of Bowling for Special Olympics and is the state instructor. Other beneficiaries of Julie’s work for youth bowling include high school and Baptist College PE classes, parks and playgrounds, and she formed bowling leagues for patients of the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Julie’s hard work has been recognized by MDA, Special Olympics and Big Brothers-Big Sisters organizations. Julie also started the first Big Brothers-Big Sisters bowl-a-thon in Charleston. Junior Achievement is another organization with which she has served.
Julie is an avid league bowler (having held all league offices) and is currently secretary/treasurer of her mixed league. She is also a member of the Charleston Women’s Bowling Association Board of Directors currently serving as association secretary. Julie has served on all CWBA committees and she is also a lane inspector. She is a member of the Charleston WBA Hall of Fame and the local and national 600 Club.
Julia and her husband Errol are the proud parents of daughter Sheryl Robinson and grandparents of Kaitland Denise, age 4, and Karson Reise, age 2.
Julie is very dedicated to the sport of bowling and continues to promote bowling to everyone she meets. She supports bowling as an Olympic sport and has worked on that initiative.
Obituary for Julia Truett Droze
