Irv Kupcinet

I miss you wholeheartedly, Irv.
Love ya,
Noel Summer

Irv Kupcinet was one of a kind. My
father David Condon wrote for the
Tribune for 30 years. He always told me that the first coluumn he checked in the morning was Kup. He told me that Kup said more in the first paragraph then some writers said in their entire coulumn. It will take me quite a while to stop turning to the page where Kup's column was, still expecting to see it. God Bless you Kup.30__

While Chicago has changed much since I left in 1971, Irv Kupcinet has been one of the few institutions that only got better with age. He was a longtime friend of my dearly departed uncle Sherm Abrams. As a child growing up on the Southside, I started reading Kup's Column in the Sun Times. While it has been over 30 years since I lived in the Windy City, many of my images of Chicago were shaped by what he wrote in the newspaper. Through the internet I had recently reconnected with his writings....

We will miss you. You were one of a kind. You will always -----------Remain in our hearts and mind.-----Chicago is a better place because -You passed this way. Thank you Kup for leaving it better. Sleep well. You contributed to the city's vitality, we will always love you For leaving us something to build on. We will make it better. We promise you that. That is our commitment, as we say, goodbye for the last time.

When I first saw Irv on television for the first time, my heart was pounding. And I was just about 8 or 9 years old back then. Irv was a funny guy. I read him almost everyday, I couldn't stop laughing and reading. I'll miss this great legend of ours. Irv, you're in my prayers, my friend and thanks.

Every journalist in Chicago carries warm memories of Kup. I have my own stories--several. He exemplified and embodied the best traditions of Chicago's golden journalist era. A great man, our city will NEVER see the likes of him again. Bye Kup.

Kup was one of a kind. He will be greatly missed.

I am a 75 year old woman, and have always read ONLY the Chicago Sun, or then the Sun-Times. My day couldn't get started until I read Kup's Column. He will be sorely missed by all his fans. My sincere condolences to his family.

Condolences to Irv's family.

Ex Harrison High School Football Player,