Walter T. Kulley's Obituary
Walter Kulley, of West, Texas, passed away July 11, 2018 at the age of 80. He was born to parents Benjamin and Josephine Kulley June 29, 1938 in Summit, New Jersey, one of ten children. In 1956, he enlisted in the U.S. Marines and was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant in 1958.
Walt went on to a 33 year career at IBM which led him to several stops across the country until he finally settled in Texas, which he heartily adopted as his own.
After retirement, Walt was able to achieve his long-term dream of beef cattle ranching and started his first ranch in Castell, Texas. In 2006, he moved to West, Texas, continuing ranching operations up to the time of his passing. He met & worked with many wonderful, like-minded people in both locations, always eager to learn and share ranching ideas.
Walt is survived by his wife of 40 years, Marsha, daughter Jill Manning and husband Chris, son Jeffrey Kulley, and son Kevin Kulley and wife Michelle. Additionally, he is survived by 4 grandchildren, Kendal, Mason, Mikala and Jesse, 2 brothers, 2 sisters, in-laws, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Walt requested cremation without a formal service. We are grateful for the many condolences already received. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory can be made to Paws & Stripes (pawsandstripes.org) or the Gary Sinise Foundation (garysinisefoundation.org).
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