Juliana Marie Salamone's Obituary
Juliana M. Salamone, architectural designer and art aficionado, passed away on May 19, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida. She was born in Queens, New York on August 29, 1952 to Frank Ferdinand Samide and Julia Samide.
Growing up, Juliana and her older brother Frank were highly competitive with their share of sibling rivalry. The Samide family spent time around the dining room table playing numerous games together. Juliana and Frank provided answers as their father Frank tackled the Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle.
Juliana was educated in Queens and graduated in 1971 from Bayside High School. She attended Queens College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1975. She then attended Pratt Institute. While attending school in New York City, Juliana also worked for an architect and waited tables, revealing her drive, motivation and character. She later finished these studies by taking several classes at the University of South Florida, graduating with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 2004, awarded by Pratt Institute.
In 1986 Juliana married Dr. Stephen Salamone in Brookline, Massachusetts and moved to Boston. Stephen was the director of Modern Greek Studies in the Department of Classical Studies at Boston University. During these years Stephen and Juliana traveled extensively in Greece with Stephen’s students. Juliana pursued her interest in architecture and Stephen expanded his Greek studies during these travels. They later purchased Gloucester Cinemas which they operated for ten years.
In 2000, they sold the cinema and moved to Saint Petersburg Florida. After graduating in 2004 with her architecture degree, Juliana worked in architecture with Mason Blau and Associates and was member of the local Women in Architecture group.
When Julianna and Stephen moved to St. Petersburg, they immediately became involved in the arts community. Juliana’s arts education and architectural background gave her a keen eye for design and expert knowledge of art history. She became a docent for the Morean Arts Center and took an extensive interest in the cultural events at Studio620 and other special art exhibitions. Juliana was sharp, witty and knowledgeable in a wide variety of subjects. Many people gravitated toward her engaging yet unassuming character. She made numerous friends in St. Pete and will be sadly missed by all those she came in contact with.
Juliana was an active member of the Jungian Society of St. Petersburg which she and her husband founded. She volunteered at the North Branch Library in St.
Petersburg and was recently elected President of the Friends of the Library. She enjoyed daily nature walks in many local public parks and meeting friends for coffee. She also enjoyed her Girl’s Night Out group that had dinner together every Monday for 18 years.
Juliana also pursued her interests in writing, and became involved with Keep St Pete Lit. Juliana used her dry quick wit to her advantage in her writing. Her pieces were short, often under a hundred words, but contained a whole world within a few sentences. Her wit and writing will be missed by her writing community.
She is survived by her brother, Frank Samide and his wife Marlene Ann, of Utica, New York and their sons Daniel, Frank Junior, Timothy, Christopher and his wife Lisa, their sons Zach, Justin and daughter Ashely. She is also survived by a large community of friends in St. Petersburg, Boston, New York City, and from all around the United States as well as abroad.
Her husband predeceased her.
Funeral Services will be held in St. Petersburg, Florida at a later date.
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