Maurice Paul “Woody” Juels, 78, was born in Lone Rock, Wisconsin, and passed away Aug. 8, 2024, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Woody lived in Perry until he was 18 years old and joined the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.
He was stationed at Little Rock Air Force Base, where he met the love of his life, Laura, his wife of 56 years.
They moved to North Little Rock and after his return from Vietnam, and he joined the North Little Rock Police Department.
Woody and Laura had three children, Jon Stanley, who died as an infant, and Paula and Robin.
In 1979 Woody attended the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, where in his free time he learned to play tennis. When he returned, he decided to teach his wife and two daughters tennis, and their lives would forever be changed. Just about every day thereafter would involve tennis for his family.
Woody took great pride in the fact that both daughters won numerous state high school championships for NLRHS, and both played tennis in the SEC.
He retired in 1990 as a sergeant for the NLRPD and concentrated on his other businesses. Woody loved to work and stay busy.
He also loved his many friends whom he enjoyed hanging out with in North Little Rock, Oaklawn and at Lake Hamilton.
His three granddaughters and grandson were his pride and joy.
In the final years of his life he took great honor in being a service disabled veteran and entrusted his care to the VA Health System, which provided him with the excellent and companionate care he needed.
Woody is survived by his wife of 56 years, Laura; his daughter, Paula, and her husband, Will Jones, and their children, Caroline Juels and William Collier; his daughter, Robin, and her husband, Bryan Most, and their children, McKenzie Lauren and Madelyn Grace; and one brother, Gerald Juels. With little family in the area, the Juels family has always thought of their many dear friends as an extended family.
The family wishes to express gratitude to the doctors and nurses of the Central Arkansas VA Health Center for his care and peaceful transition.
A family visitation will be held on Monday, Aug. 12 from 5-7 p.m. at NLR Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. at NLR Funeral Home chapel.
Memorials can be made to The Friendly Chapel Church of NLR, 116 S Pine St., North Little Rock, AK 72114 or the Wildcat Foundation of NLRHS, P.O. Box 94926, North Little Rock, AK 72190.
