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SR0709 - 104th General Assembly
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened | ||||||
| 3 | to learn of the death of Lawrence K. "Larry" Tumulty, who | ||||||
| 4 | passed away on February 22, 2026; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Larry Tumulty, the son of John and Rose Donath | ||||||
| 6 | Tumulty, was born in Springfield on May 22, 1935; he served in | ||||||
| 7 | the United States Army in Korea from 1955 to 1957; he married | ||||||
| 8 | Beverly J. "Bev" Runkels at the Cathedral of the Immaculate | ||||||
| 9 | Conception in Springfield on October 23, 1965; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Larry Tumulty joined the Springfield Police | ||||||
| 11 | Department in 1962, retiring as a detective in 1987 after 25 | ||||||
| 12 | years of service; after a brief retirement, he returned to | ||||||
| 13 | city employment to serve as chief of security at City Water, | ||||||
| 14 | Light, and Power (CWLP); after retiring again, he and his | ||||||
| 15 | wife, Bev, moved to Athens; to combat restlessness, he | ||||||
| 16 | proceeded to serve as a doorman for the Senate at the State | ||||||
| 17 | Capitol, where he worked for several years until the COVID-19 | ||||||
| 18 | pandemic occurred; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Larry Tumulty was a diehard Illini fan and a | ||||||
| 20 | lifelong St. Louis Cardinals fan; in retirement, he and Bev | ||||||
| 21 | loved going to casinos and taking destination gambling trips; | ||||||
| 22 | and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Larry Tumulty was known for his sweet tooth and | ||||||
| 2 | his tender heart for all animals, with many homeless and | ||||||
| 3 | unwanted animals finding a forever home after crossing paths | ||||||
| 4 | with him; and | ||||||
| 5 | WHEREAS, Larry Tumulty was preceded in death by his | ||||||
| 6 | parents; ten siblings; and his granddaughter, Emma Rose | ||||||
| 7 | Hesson; and | ||||||
| 8 | WHEREAS, Larry Tumulty is survived by his wife of 60 | ||||||
| 9 | years, Bev; his children, Brad (Diana) Skinner, Kelly (Neal) | ||||||
| 10 | Tisdale, and Jennifer (Steve) Hesson; his grandchildren, | ||||||
| 11 | Morgan (Michael) Kilberg, Mitchell (Avery) Wendling, | ||||||
| 12 | Matthew(Emily) Wendling, Nathan Hesson, and Ella Hesson; and | ||||||
| 13 | several nieces, nephews, and cousins; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 15 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of | ||||||
| 16 | Lawrence K. "Larry" Tumulty and extend our sincere condolences | ||||||
| 17 | to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be | ||||||
| 18 | it further | ||||||
| 19 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 20 | presented to the family of Larry Tumulty as an expression of | ||||||
| 21 | our deepest sympathy. | ||||||