Julius “Jay” Pedro, 82, of Apex passed away peacefully on December 16, 2018, with his daughter by his side and listening to his favorite music. He is survived by Sandy Pedro of Fuquay Varina; son Daniel Pedro and his wife Ellen of West Roxbury, Massachusetts; daughter Stephanie Yinger and her husband Johnny, and beloved grand-daughters Jillian and Harper Yinger, all of Holly Springs. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1936 to the late Carmel and Joseph Pedro, graduated from St. Thomas Academy in St. Paul, completed an enlistment in the Marine Corps, and then returned to St. Paul to graduate from the (then) College of St. Thomas. He was a long-time resident of south Florida who moved to North Carolina to be near his family. He enjoyed a love of music and the theater, studying history, and quizzing friends and family on trivia.