Johnny, or "Paco" was the son of Tavy (nee Pell) and James Kulick; father of Amanda Mae; brother of James (Susan) Kulick and Tina (Danny) Miller. Began his firefighting career as a volunteer for the Hatboro Fire Company, where he rose all the way to the rank of Assistant Chief. He began his paid career as a Federal Firefighter at the now-closed Naval Air Warfare Center, in Warminster, Pa. Upon closing, Johhny went to Naval Air Station Willow Grove. He then moved on to the municipal side, becoming a career firefighter for the Whitpain Township Fire Department, in Montgomery County. He and other "10 Task Force Liberty" soldiers were killed when their Humvee was attacked with explosives. Also killed: Spc. Francis Straub Jr. from Philadelphia; Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., 31, a Philadelphia police officer; and Nathaniel DeTample, 19, the son of a Bucks County detective. They were all members of Co. A, 111th Infantry, based in Philadelphia.
Johnny, or "Paco" was the son of Tavy (nee Pell) and James Kulick; father of Amanda Mae; brother of James (Susan) Kulick and Tina (Danny) Miller. Began his firefighting career as a volunteer for the Hatboro Fire Company, where he rose all the way to the rank of Assistant Chief. He began his paid career as a Federal Firefighter at the now-closed Naval Air Warfare Center, in Warminster, Pa. Upon closing, Johhny went to Naval Air Station Willow Grove. He then moved on to the municipal side, becoming a career firefighter for the Whitpain Township Fire Department, in Montgomery County. He and other "10 Task Force Liberty" soldiers were killed when their Humvee was attacked with explosives. Also killed: Spc. Francis Straub Jr. from Philadelphia; Gennaro Pellegrini Jr., 31, a Philadelphia police officer; and Nathaniel DeTample, 19, the son of a Bucks County detective. They were all members of Co. A, 111th Infantry, based in Philadelphia.
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