Julia Occhiogrosso was born on March 30, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York. Julia married Gary Cavalier on June 25, 1944, and they had two children: Nicholas Kyler Cavalier and Jonathan Cody Cavalier.
Julia attended two years of college at Cortland State.
Julia is a Catholic Work in the Las Vegas Social Ministry and is affiliated with the Nevada Test Site as a nonviolent activist.