Robert T. Cull, father of Mike, dies at 90

[He is the father of former Beacon Journal staffer Mike Cull.]

Robert T. Cull

CULL Robert T. Cull, age 90, April 4, 2009. Graduate of Rosary High School, The Ohio State University and the University of Purdue. Veteran WW II, US Army Air Corp, awarded 2 Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. 1997 Catholic Man of the Year and Knight of St. Gregory. Member of Immaculate Conception Church, Knights of The Holy Sepulchre, Bentz Foundation for Foreign Missions, American Legion, Serra Club and St. Vincent De Paul Society. Retired from Northwestern Mutual Insurance Co. Preceded in death by his wife Margaret "Peggy" Cull, daughter Kathleen Cavello, sisters Ruth Cull and Mary Waddell and brothers Edward and Charles Cull. Survived by children, Michael B., Robert E. (Mary), Stephen J., Kevin D. (Rosalie), Margaret M. and Sean D. (Mary Jo) Cull; son-in-law, Dominic Cavello; 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; sister-in-law, Irene Cull; nieces and nephews, Martha, Mary, James and Thomas; other relatives and friends. Friends may call Monday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the EGAN-RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 403 E. Broad St. Mass of Christian Burial Tuesday 10:15 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 414 E. North Broadway. Burial St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may contribute in his memory to Immaculate Conception Church.
[Published in The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH Sunday, April 5, 2009]