Tinley Park newlyweds Kurt and Julie Dekker, also known as the clowning duo of Cazoo and Loopy, continue the story of their unique courtship.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Paul Dailing
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010
YESTERDAY: We met Tinley Park newlyweds Kurt and Julie Dekker, childhood sweethearts who ran into each other after 16 years when Kurt was called to fix Julie's broken window. Now another 16 years later, the two have wed and perform as the clown duo of Cazoo and Loopy. When Julie's broken window reacquainted the pair, both were married to other people. But they became friends, Kurt even performing as Cazoo at Julie's children's birthdays. Years passed, children grew and marriages disintegrated. Kurt was diagnosed with and treated for a rare form of lymphoma that attacks the immune system. Since a procedure four years ago, he is cancer-free. Kurt rubs the yellow Livestrong bracelet on his wrist when he talks about the cancer. He talks about …
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Tinley Park newlyweds tell their story of clowning, cancer and a 42-year courtship.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Paul Dailing
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Monday, September 20, 2010
The bride wore white. The groom wore clown shoes. They were the formal clown shoes, though. The ones with the spats. It was, after all, his wedding day. The Corvettes, a barbershop quartet of members of The Singing Men of Note, hummed "Sentimental Journey" over the small crowd's clackers, maracas and whistles as bride and groom exchanged vows in the Vogt Visual Arts Center gazebo that evening of Sept. 10, 2010. It's a tale you've heard a thousand times: Clown meets clown, clown loses clown, clown gets clown back because one of the clowns worked as a window serviceperson. Cliché, almost. But for the newly minted Kurt and Julie Dekker, it's the story of their lives. It's the story of Cazoo and Loopy. Window to the Past Kurt Dekker, 50, met …
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Bob Dietz
5:49 pm on Monday, September 20, 2010
I will follow Roberts' Rules of Order. I second the motion by Melissa. It's all very orderly you know!!! Nice bit of writing Paul more ›