Celebrating Our Members: Jack Flemming and Julia Heins

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Jack Flemming and Julia Heins became Sustaining Members in 2022. “In many ways, The Huntington has served as a backdrop to our relationship,” Flemming says. Heins had been a Member for years, so they spent the early months of their relationship at The Huntington, walking around and getting to know each other. Eventually, as their lives grew more intertwined, they’d swing by together after work and unpack their days.

A smiling couple stands in a green garden.

Jack Flemming and Julia Heins in the Rose Garden. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Then, last October, they cemented The Huntington as a seminal place in their relationship by getting engaged in the gardens.

“Julia’s parents were in town, and they were going to The Huntington, so I secretly flew out my parents to surprise her,” Flemming fondly remembers. Heins caught on to the surprise proposal when she saw him hiding behind a tree. “My answer was yes,” she says. “The Huntington will always be where Jack and I tied our lives together.”

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  • Free admission for up to two named adult cardholders in the same household
  • Invitations to Members events and programs
  • Savings on select lectures and classes
  • 10% discount on Gift Memberships
  • Huntington Store discount

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