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| James Livezy Kulick |
My friend and Author James Livezey Kulick passed away on Jan. 23, 2011 with his husband and companion at his side. Jim and Karl had dinner at my home on Jan. 15th Karl had laryngitis and couldn't talk. Jim talked for both of them, he was funny and charming with such a zest for life. Discussing the latest book he was writing. I still had a note from Jim when I heard he had passed away. He will be greatly missed. Jim's love of life will forever be stamped in our memories. Rest in peace dear friend.
Today I received from Jim's Love Karl this message.....
May Jimmy be watching over all of you. He is so much stronger now in the grasp of God’s grace. Love to all-Karl This is beautiful please read
When broken bodies lay about
And blood was everywhere,
The sirens screamed out eulogies,
For death was in the air.
A mother, trapped inside her car,
Was heard above the noise;
Her plaintive plea near split the air:
Oh, God, please spare my boys!
She fought to loose her pinned hands;
She struggled to get free,
But mangled metal held her fast In grim captivity.
Her frightened eyes then focused On where the back seat once had been, But all she saw was broken glass and Two children's seats crushed in.
Her twins were nowhere to be seen;
She did not hear them cry,
And then she prayed they'd been thrown free, Oh, God, don't let them die!
Then firemen came and cut her loose, But when they searched the back, They found therein no little boys, But the seat belts were intact.
They thought the woman had gone mad And was traveling alone, But when they turned to question her, They discovered she was gone.
Policemen saw her running wild And screaming above the noise In beseeching supplication, Please help me find my boys!
They're four years old and wear blue shirts; Their jeans are blue to match.
One cop spoke up, They're in my car, And they don't have a scratch.
They said their daddy put them there And gave them each a cone, Then told them both to wait for Mom To come and take them home.
I've searched the area high and low, But I can't find their dad.
He must have fled the scene, I guess, and that is very bad.
The mother hugged the twins and said, While wiping at a tear, He could not flee the scene, you see, For he's been dead a year.
The cop just looked confused and asked, Now, how can that be true?
The boys said, Mommy, Daddy came And left a kiss for you.
He told us not to worry And that you would be all right, And then he put us in this car with The pretty, flashing light.
We wanted him to stay with us, Because we miss him so, But Mommy, he just hugged us tight And said he had to go.
He said someday we'd understand And told us not to fuss, And he said to tell you, Mommy, He's watching over us.
The mother knew without a doubt That what they spoke was true, For she recalled their dad's last words, I will watch over you.
The firemen's notes could not explain The twisted, mangled car, And how the three of them escaped Without a single scar.
But on the cop's report was scribed, In print so very fine, An angel walked the beat tonight on Highway 109.
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare.
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This morning when the Lord opened a window to Heaven,
He saw me, and he asked: 'My child, what is your greatest wish for today?'
I responded: 'Lord please, take care of the person who is reading this message, their family and their special friends.
They deserve it and I love them very much. '
Biography
Award winning novelist, James Livezey Kulick had many sayings that get others on the right track of their own lifepath, nevertheless; one truth from his soul, sticks out above the rest… ‘Inner fear of your lifepath needs to be fed to grow…so starve it!©’
Kulick was known by his friends as a teller of jokes and aggressively loyal. In major National Newspapers, News shows and Magazines, he was referred to as “powerful,” He was a fierce activist to the underdog and called nothing less than a “showstopper” by the Tribune of Arizona in his musical/movie days. As an activist, Kulick and his life partner/husband, Karl James Kulick, joined 18 other couples on a bus to seek out a certificate that would allow them the same rights as Heterosexuals in the bands of marriage. Though they did not get this right, Kulick again kept himself strong with his devotion to God and the saying he felt God gave him…I’ll not grow the fear of doubt and hate served me by others…I will starve it! One day my husband will legally, be my husband! Hence the books I write. No one had the right to block anyone’s seat at the table of Life!
Some of Kulick’s numerous awards over the years include: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007 Diamond in the Desert, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, Angel in Action. Nationally, he received an award from Sigma Iota Sigma for outstanding Performance in the field of Civic Responsibility and from President Bill Clinton for Leadership in the Advance for Change. He is a member of, F&A Masons # 69, Gentle Shepherd Metropolitan Community Church. Interests in the Glen Fern Preservation, House of Livezey, Livezey of Livezey an American Family since 1682, and the Livezey Family Association, Pennsylvania Chapter.
As an 11th Generation American, Kulick is a direct descendant of Philadelphia Colonist, Thomas Livezey,(arrived 1682), Kulick also takes pride in his historical work which has been recognized by Temple University’s own, Craig W Horle. Horle uses Kulick’s vast knowledge of the Livezey Family in the latest book of Early America, Vol. Three, Lawmaking and Legislators in Pennsylvania 1757-1775.
After The Arizona Authors Association bestowed on James Livezey Kulick their prestigious Award for 2009, Best Published Fiction, for his Novel, A New Dawn©, Comedy/noir smash hit, Sopranos meet the Bird Cage, Kulick is now internationally ranked with top Authors of his genre.
