by Carol Hodes, for the SBOANJ

Manalapan, NJ — Veronica “Ronni” Dugan-Julien, 55, of South Hackensack, N.J., died June 15, 2015.

The beloved wife for 23 years of Meadowlands judge Lawrence M. Julien, she was the devoted mother of Eleanor Julien of South Hackensack, N.J.

She worked as the licensing coordinator for the New Jersey State Racing Commission at the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, N.J. She was an NJRC employee since 1985.

“She worked for the New Jersey Racing Commission for more than 25 years,” said Larry Julien. “She tried to help the horsemen. As many of the horsemen know, she fought a long battle with cancer.”

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday (June 19) at 9:30 a.m. at St. Margaret of Cortona Church, 31 Chamberlain Avenue, Little Ferry, NJ. The family will receive friends at the G. Thomas Gentile Funeral Home, 397 Union Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 on Thursday (June 18) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

She is also survived by her sisters and brothers, Kathy (James) McGuire, Michele (Anthony) DelFino, Margaret (Joseph) Dorobis, Patrick (Maryann) Dugan and John (Sheila) Dugan.

In lieu of flowers, the family would suggest memorial contributions to the Standardbred Retirement Foundation.

For more information, visit www.gentilefuneralserice.com.