SR0709 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of James E. Kulp of Alton, who passed away on April 7, 2012; and

WHEREAS, He was born on March 1, 1923, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Ernest and Hilda (Gyer) Kulp; he married Kathleen Birk on July 11, 1971, in St. Louis; and

WHEREAS, He served his country in the United States Army during World War II; he was a reporter for the Alton Telegraph from 1957 until retiring in 1988 and was still writing articles for the paper up to the year 2010; and

WHEREAS, He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; and his sister, Dorothy Jorden; and

WHEREAS, James Kulp is survived by his son, Martin Kulp, and his spouse, Sheila; his brothers, Ben Kulp and Charles Kulp, and his spouse, Gail; his sister, Gina, and her spouse, Joe Marcheski; and his brother-in-law, Ted Jorden; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of James Kulp; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of James Kulp as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.