Lake County Republicans Statement on John Curley

From the Lake County Republicans press releases yesterday:

LAKE COUNTY GOP CHAIRMAN JOHN CURLEY PASSES AWAY

Remembered for Tireless Efforts to

Ensure Two-Party System in Lake County

Early this morning, Lake County Republican Party Chairman John Curley suddenly passed away at his home in Winfield.

“When the Lake County GOP needed a leader, John Curley stepped up to the plate,” said Kim Krull, vice chairman of the Lake County Republican Party.

During his tenure as Chairman, Curley successfully helped to clean up the election process for both sides of the aisle by working with the Lake County Election Board to purge inactive voters who were either deceased or no longer lived in Lake County from the rolls.

Krull continued, “John worked hard to ensure our two-party system was strong in Lake County and was committed to increasing the exposure of the Republican Party in Northwest Indiana. He was well respected across the state for taking on the uphill challenge of leading Republicans in Lake County and succeeding.”

Curley’s hard work to recruit candidates for local offices paid off as Republicans now hold the majority in Crown Point, Winfield, Munster, and Griffith city and town councils.

In addition to serving as Chairman of the county GOP since 2003, Curley was Trustee of the Town of Winfield and the District 1 Chairman for the Indiana Republican Party.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with John’s wife, Janet, and his entire family at this time,” added Krull.

Details on arrangements will be released when available.