Julia Kathleen Balfour

Julia Kathleen Balfour, 42, of East Haddam, passed away on November 30th after a lengthy battle with cancer. A giant personality with an unforgettable laugh, everyone knew when she was in the room. A smile was her default expression, and she was up for anything, at any time. She never said no.

Julia received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from Parsons where she was a teaching fellow and valedictorian of her class. With her extreme creative talent, a magnetic and persuasive personality, innate business acumen, and an ability to work straight through the night, she built her company Julia Balfour LLC into one of the best Creative Agencies in New England. Within just a few years, the company made it into the INC 500 of the fastest growing businesses in the United States. She won too many design awards to count, for which she seldom took credit, usually attributing success to the efforts and skill of her well-trained and very cohesive business team. For Julia the sky was the limit. Nothing was out of reach and she lived her life that way, an inspiration to everyone who worked for her, worked with her, and all of her friends and family. A devoted yogi, she had an intense spiritual side, and owned a yoga studio that provided free classes to her employees and anyone who couldn’t afford to pay. The love of her life and the greatest source of Julia’s pride was her son, Cooper. Julia was also the loving daughter to her father Richard Leavitt, and sister to Nicole Weger.

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