James E. Krahulec

James E. Krahulec
Mr. James E. Krahulec (Jim), 60, of Boiling Springs, passed away Tuesday, August 29, 2006, while attending a business convention in San Diego, CA.
Jim was born on May 7, 1946, in Chicago, IL, the oldest child of the late James and Ruth Krahulec.
He grew up in Berwyn, IL, just outside Chicago, where he graduated from J. Sterling Morton East High School. Jim earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy at Purdue University, where he also played the tuba in the Purdue All-American Marching Band. In 1966 while performing with the band at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, he met Marianne Flynn, a member of the world famous Radio City Rockettes. They were married two years later.
After graduating from Purdue, Jim worked full time as a pharmacist for the Walgreen Corporation while studying to earn a law degree from the IIT-Chicago, Kent College of Law. In May 1973, after completing his Juris Doctorate, he joined the public relations staff at Walgreen's as a lobbyist representing the corporation within the industry in organizations such as the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS).
In June 1978, Jim joined the Rite Aid Corporation in Harrisburg and moved his family to Pennsylvania. Within a year, he was named Vice President of Government and Trade Relations, traveling extensively on behalf of Rite Aid, he became well known and respected as a key figure in the chain drug industry.
Jim was a frequent guest lecturer at schools of pharmacy throughout the country and served on the Dean's Advisory Council at the Purdue University School of Pharmacy. On August 30, 2005, he was honored by NACDS with the Harold W. Pratt Award for Lifetime Achievement.
Known for his sense of humor and love for his family, Jim was an avid reader and history buff, who enjoyed good music, calamari, and his three West Highland White Terriers.
Surviving are his wife, Marianne; his sister, Lynda of Milwaukee, WI; son, James T., and daughter-in-law, Kim and grandson, Ryan of Mechanicsburg; 3 daughters, Christine of Lemoyne, Deborah and son-in-law, Corey Peterson of Philadelphia, and Melinda of Boiling Springs.
Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Wednesday from St. Joseph Catholic Church, Mechanicsburg. Interment will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. Viewings will be Monday from 2-5 p.m., and Tuesday from 6-9 p.m., from the Myers-Harner Funeral Home, Camp Hill.
Contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Harrisburg, Inc., West Shore Shelter, Sinclair & Eppley Roads, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 or to the Purdue Foundation, School of Pharmacy, 575 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2091. www.pennlive.com/obits