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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 54
BY SENATORS CONNICK, ABRAHAM, ALLAIN, BARROW, BERNARD, BOUIE,
CARTER, CATHEY, CLOUD, CORTEZ, FIELDS, FOIL, HARRIS,
HENRY, HENSGENS, HEWITT, JACKSON, JOHNS, LAMBERT,
LUNEAU, MCMATH, MILLIGAN, FRED MILLS, ROBERT MILLS,
MIZELL, MORRIS, POPE, REESE, SMITH, TALBOT, WHITE AND
WOMACK
A RESOLUTION
To express the sincere condolences of the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana upon the
death of the Honorable Henry Garland Sullivan Jr.
WHEREAS, it is with deep regret and profound sorrow that the members of the
Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana have learned of the passing of former judge Henry
Garland Sullivan Jr. on May 17, 2020, at the age of seventy-two; and
WHEREAS, he was born on September 4, 1947, in New Orleans, Louisiana, the son
of Doris LeBlanc Sullivan and the late Henry Garland Sullivan Sr.; and
WHEREAS, Henry Sullivan graduated from De La Salle High School in New
Orleans in 1965 and earned a Bachelor of Science from Southeastern Louisiana University
in 1969; and
WHEREAS, he received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School in 1974 and
began his legal career in private practice which continued for twenty-two years; and
WHEREAS, Henry Sullivan also served as an Assistant Parish Attorney for the
parish of Jefferson, as legal advisor to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, and as an
Assistant District Attorney for the parish of Jefferson; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, he was elected as judge to the Louisiana 24th Judicial District
Court "Division M" and his twenty-four year tenure on the bench included his appointment
as Chief Judge in 2008; and
WHEREAS, Judge Sullivan was a conservative jurist who handed down tough
sentences, but he was known for his relaxed, cordial, and respectful judicial temperament;
and
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WHEREAS, his professional associations included the American Bar Association,
the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Louisiana Fourth and Fifth Circuit Judges
Association where he served as President, The John C. Boutall American Inn of Court, the
Louisiana District Judges Association, the Jefferson Bar Association, the National Judicial
College Alumni, and a fellow of the Louisiana Bar Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Judge Sullivan was a lifelong resident of the West Bank, and his love
for his neighborhood and community showed in his long list of civic involvement, which
included the Gretna Community Association, the Gretna Historical Society, the Jefferson
Historical Society of Louisiana, the West Bank Rotary Club, Rotary International, Ancient
Order of Hibernians, Forty Niners, the St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association, and
Irish Channel St. Patrick's Day Club of which he was truly honored to be selected as the
2005 "Grand Marshall"; and
WHEREAS, he is survived by his loving wife of thirty-two years, Judy Jambon
Sullivan; his children, Kathleen Sullivan Couvillion (Kevin), Lauren Sullivan Havrylkoff
(David), Alicia Hindelang Austin (Chad), and Henry Garland Sullivan III (Monique);
grandchildren whom he loved and adored, Evan Michael Schiavi, Sean Patrick Sullivan,
Michael James Tebbe II, Christopher Henry Tebbe, Morgan Sullivan Tebbe, Mason Jude
Austin, Davis Hartford Austin; and many loving step-great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Judge Sullivan was universally loved and respected by all who knew
him, he was an exemplary judge, a wonderful husband, son, father, grandfather, colleague,
mentor, and a friend to many, and he will be greatly missed.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby extend sincere condolences to the family of Judge Henry Garland Sullivan Jr.
upon the occasion of his death.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
wife of Henry Garland Sullivan Jr., Judy Jambon Sullivan.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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