Updated: Jun. 08, 2024, 2:36 p.m.Community members hold green balloons and dinosaurs in support of Julian Wood's family as the funeral procession passes on Brookpark Road in North Olmsted, not far from Birch Elementary School, where Julian had just completed his first year of preschool.
We love you JuJu, or words like that, read many of the signs, referring to the nickname of the boy, Julian Wood. The GoFundMe page set up in support of the family had requested “If you would like to show your support we are asking you to participate in what we are calling a Memory Line. Two of JuJu’s favorite things were the color green and dinosaurs. Please LINE THE STREET ROUTE from St. Charles Borromeo to Sunset Memorial Park on Saturday.”
As the procession stretching miles long passed one area of Brookpark Road not far Birch Elementary School where Julian had just completed his first year of preschool, hundreds of people stood silent, many holding green balloons, as they watched the procession go by. Dinosaurs were a sign of support Saturday as the funeral procession for 3-year-old Julian Wood traveled from Parma to North Olmsted. This display was along Brookpark Road in North Olmsted.Julian and his mother were stabbed on Monday in what police determined was a random act in the parking lot outside the North Olmsted Giant Eagle store, killing Julian and injuring his mother.