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Former Yorkville alderman for Seaver Tarulis dies · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Former Yorkville alderman for Siever terrorist dies written by Joey Weslow.
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  Speaker 1: This article is being read by an automated voice brought
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  Speaker 1: to you by Everlett Nestled in the mountains of Montana
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  Speaker 1: for a short term job sever terrorists, Junior said his
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  Speaker 1: eyes were opened to a new world he'd never seen before,
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  Speaker 1: one of immutable beauty transcending across generations. The former city
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  Speaker 1: alderman smiled when comparing it to Yorkville, a community caught
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  Speaker 1: in flux, redefining itself through the changes it's embraced, some desired,
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  Speaker 1: some less so. Trullus died at age eighty four earlier
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  Speaker 1: this month, surrounded by generations of family. After ten years
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  Speaker 1: of serving the fourth ward on City Council, Trulus left
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  Speaker 1: his seat last year to take a spot on the
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  Speaker 1: Planning and Zoning Commission. He had previously served on the
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  Speaker 1: city's Park Board. In an interview following his retirement, Tarulis
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  Speaker 1: said people of all ages should become involved with public
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  Speaker 1: service because his own experiences taught in goals can actually
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  Speaker 1: be accomplished. You get a sense of accomplishment and a
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  Speaker 1: feeling that you've done some good for the city. Good
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  Speaker 1: for the people. Trulis said, things I've brought up, I've
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  Speaker 1: seen several of them accomplished. You don't always get your way.
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  Speaker 1: Sometimes people have other opinions, but you can have differences
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  Speaker 1: of opinion and not hate the other side. It's all
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  Speaker 1: been good to me. Tarulis said, when he was first elected,
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  Speaker 1: residents would call and tell him to resist letting the
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  Speaker 1: town change in any way. He said, there's forces you
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  Speaker 1: can control and some that you can't. He said, the
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  Speaker 1: best you can do is take something like the area's
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  Speaker 1: significant growth and try to shape it into something positive.
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  Speaker 1: Terrollus was born in nineteen forty one in Chicago. He
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  Speaker 1: shared sixty three years of his life in marriage to
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  Speaker 1: Dorothy Gable. For decades, he worked as director of plant
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  Speaker 1: and facilities in life large hospitals and colleges. According to
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  Speaker 1: his obituary, Terroris first moved to Yorkville in two thousand
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  Speaker 1: and seven. When reflecting on his care in public service,
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  Speaker 1: he said, so many of the accomplishments he's proud of,
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  Speaker 1: from the new City Hall to the new Public Works
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  Speaker 1: and Parks Department facility, have needed a facilities management expertise.
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  Speaker 1: I've been able to put an input from my experiences
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  Speaker 1: from my career, while also helping build what I was
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  Speaker 1: really interested in. Tarulis said, it's hard to provide good
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  Speaker 1: services to the community if you don't have facilities that
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  Speaker 1: are there to support your efforts. Those buildings are real
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  Speaker 1: great accomplishments. When asked what legacy he'd like to leave
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  Speaker 1: behind for the next residence to take up the helm
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  Speaker 1: at City Council, Tarulis said responsible management of the city
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  Speaker 1: starts with strong city planning. He said the city receives
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  Speaker 1: so many rezoning requests from developers that it can drown
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  Speaker 1: out the city's own voice in dictating its direction. I
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  Speaker 1: would like to see the city take a strong position
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  Speaker 1: and then look for developers that would fill our needs
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  Speaker 1: as we see them, Tarulis said. After Trulus's retirement, Mayor
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  Speaker 1: John Purcell said in an interview that he always respected
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  Speaker 1: how even Keel Tarulus was throughout his tenure representing the city.
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  Speaker 1: I really valued his experience and background that brought a
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  Speaker 1: different perspective on some issues, Purcell said. We did a
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  Speaker 1: lot of projects together and I really valued that. It's
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  Speaker 1: nice to have different perspectives, different temperaments, different interests, different expertise.
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  Speaker 1: It makes for a stronger board. Purcell joked that Tarulus
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  Speaker 1: would never shy away from sharing his opinion, even when
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  Speaker 1: it bucked others opinions on issues. He would listen to
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  Speaker 1: both sides and have a discussion. He would hear your
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  Speaker 1: points and share his own. Purcell said he was always
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  Speaker 1: upfront with me, and I really appreciated that. Bo