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Portrait of Carolyn Ann Klemp
In Loving memory of Carolyn Klemp and her husband, David Klemp

Carolyn Ann Klemp

November 26, 1946 – February 3, 2021
Lived 74 years
St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery · Prairie Du Rocher, Illinois
Life story

Carolyn was very active in the Boy Scouts of America. She earned several badges and awards including, the Silver Beaver Award, the Bronze Pelican Award, Order of the Arrow-Ordeal Membership, Wood Badge, District Commissioner Awards, College of Commissioner Awards, Venturing Awards, and the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Award. She was also a member of the Catholic Scouting Committee, the American Legion Auxiliary Post 622, and the Illinois Preceptor Epsilon Beta O’Fallon XP2927. Carolyn loved taking care of kids and enjoyed baking, camping, and birdwatching.

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1946
Born November 26
1946
Birthday
1947
Carolyn was 1 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1958
Carolyn was 12 when the Hula Hoop craze swept the country
1967
Carolyn was 21 when the first Super Bowl was played
1971
Carolyn was 25 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1982
Carolyn was 36 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1985
John David Klemp was Born
1998
Carolyn was 52 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2004
Carolyn was 58 when Facebook was launched
2016
Carolyn was 70 when the Cubs won their first World Series since 1908
2020
Carolyn was 74 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2021
Death Date
2021
Passed away February 3, age 74
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Jan Kempen 109w

John

I never had the pleasure of meeting this couple but have heard so many good things about them. I do know they raised a wonderful son. He is such a loving, giving and caring man. My daughter is very lucky to have found him. I hope they have a long life together.

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Jen Sieker 109w

To John

Thank you for being such a good partner to my sister. I know she loves you very much. Also I know your parents are looking down on you and are very proud of what you have become. I'm glad to have you as a future brother in law!

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Veronica Jones 128w

To the Mother of My Love

Carolyn, I hope you look down on John and see how much he loves and misses you. He talks about you all the time and has painted me such a beautiful picture of your soul. If only you and I could have had time to build a relationship. I hope I make you proud and that you feel I am worthy of your son's love. I promise to take care of him, protect him, and support him until my last breath. I thank God for bringing John and I together and I thank you, Carolyn, for teaching him to be the most amazing man. You are such a large part of John's life and it hurts my heart to have not known you. I will always do my best to honor your memory and the love that was, and still is, between you and your son. Love, Veronica

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