![]() ![]() ^ McLaughlin, John Lee (January 8, 2015).^ a b c Hall, Jacob (December 19, 2014).^ "Welcome class of 1968: 50-year reunion dinner" (PDF).Kooiker Plans to Study Chemistry at Calvin". A daughter, Bonnie, died of cancer in October 2007. He ran again and won the office in 2011, serving until 2015. One of his sons, Sam, first ran for the mayor of Rapid City, South Dakota in 2007, but lost. Kooiker and his wife Sherry have four children. He endorsed Skyler Wheeler, who won the Republican primary for the Fourth District in June 2016. In October 2015, Kooiker stated that he would not seek a second term. Kookier served on the Labor, Local Government, Public Safety, and Veteran Affairs committees and co-chaired the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee. He was sworn into office on January 13, 2015. Kooiker defeated Democrat John Bunstma and write-in candidate Dennis Wright, a former mayor of Hull, Iowa, in the special election called on January 6, 2015, after the November 2014 death of Dwayne Alons. He worked for the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier from 1977 to 2005. Kooiker returned to the United States in 1975, and pursued Ph.D studies, later moving to rural Boyden, Iowa. He left the army and began teaching math and physics at the Christian Academy in Japan in 1972. Kooiker served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He attended Calvin College, graduating in 1968, then Kansas State University, where he earned a masters in math education. He graduated from Western Christian High School in 1964, as class valedictorian. Kooiker is one of seven children born to John and Johanna Kooiker (née Vermeer). Kooiker (born June 28, 1946) is an American politician affiliated with the Republican Party who served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017. ![]() The family extends a special thanks to the staff at Embassy Rehab and Care Center.Īs a courageous daughter and sister, Lynn had a long bout with MS, but never complained – mainly due to the caring Embassy staff. Survivors include two brothers, Roger (Kathy) Kelly and Keith (Susan) Kelly Lynn’s four nieces and nephews, Kristin Chmiel and Nathan Kelly, and Jessica and Nicholas Kelly as well as numerous aunts, uncles and cousins who join in remembering her. Lynn was eventually admitted to Embassy Rehab and Care Center until her passing. She volunteered at Health and Human Services and the public library. She earned a Clerical Practices degree at Western Iowa Tech, and moved to Ankeny, Iowa, where she worked for the Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department routing trucks to state-owned liquor stores.Īfter being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Lynn returned to Sioux City, where she remained an active member of Morningside Presbyterian Church and the Siouxland Multiple Sclerosis support group. Lynn was a proud graduate of East High School, graduating in 1976. 1, 1958, sharing the same birth date with her father. Online condolences may be left for the family at Lynn was born the daughter of Eugene and Dorothy Kelly in Sioux City. Funeral arrangements are being made by Christy-Smith Morningside Funeral Home. 15, at Memorial Park Cemetery, followed by a luncheon. 9, 2021, at Embassy Rehab and Care Center in Sergeant Bluff.įamily and friends are invited to a graveside service at 11 a.m. Lynn Marie Kelly, 63, of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, Sept. ![]()
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