Full Text of SR0932 096th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to | 3 | | learn of the death of Kathleen Kulp, who passed away on July 8, | 4 | | 2010; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Kathleen Kulp was born in 1937 in Hermann, | 6 | | Missouri; her parents were Clarence and Christina Birk; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, After completing high school in St. Louis, | 8 | | Kathleen Kulp entered the convent and was chosen to be a nun; | 9 | | during her religious service, Kathleen taught elementary | 10 | | school in locations as far away as San Diego and Colorado; she | 11 | | was well known as an exceptional teacher who particularly | 12 | | enjoyed the subjects of English and grammar; she had an immense | 13 | | affection for the "little bitty kids" in her class and spoke of | 14 | | them with great fondness; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Like many women who entered the convent, Kathleen | 16 | | Kulp eventually decided that she wanted a family; she met her | 17 | | husband, Jim Kulp, in St. Louis, and after dating for several | 18 | | months, the couple was married; when he accepted a position as | 19 | | a newspaper reporter for The Telegraph, Kathleen and Jim moved | 20 | | to Alton, where they made their home and raised their son, | 21 | | Martin; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Kathleen Kulp is survived by her husband, James | 2 | | Kulp; her son, Martin; and her younger siblings, Rose, Glenda, | 3 | | Rita, Bill, and Joe; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Kathleen Kulp will be remembered fondly by her | 5 | | family and friends for her fair and nurturing demeanor and her | 6 | | great passion for teaching and Christmas; therefore, be it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 8 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with | 9 | | her family and friends, the passing of Kathleen Kulp; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to the family of Kathleen Kulp as an expression of | 13 | | our sympathy.
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