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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 34
2		-	In Memory
3		-	of
4		-	Bill Sullivan Jr.
5		-	WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their
6		-	memories of Bill Sullivan Jr. of Marshall, who passed away on
7		-	June 11, 2023, at the age of 94; and
	1	+	88S10203 CJM-D
	2	+	By: Hughes S.R. No. 34
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	4	+
	5	+	R E S O L U T I O N
	6	+	WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories
	7	+	of Bill Sullivan Jr. of Marshall, who passed away on June 11, 2023,
	8	+	at the age of 94; and
8	9		WHEREAS, The son of Bill Sullivan Sr. and Bess Crouch
9	10		Sullivan, Bill Sullivan was born on September 19, 1928, in
10		-	Marshall; he graduated with the Marshall High School Class of
11		-	1946 and continued his education at East Texas Baptist
12		-	University, the University of North Texas, and the Dallas
13		-	Institute of Funeral Service; after serving his country during
14		-	the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Army, he embarked on a
15		-	successful career as a funeral director; he held leadership roles
16		-	with Sullivan Funeral Home as well as a number of other
17		-	businesses, including Sullivan Life Insurance Company, Sullivan
18		-	Monument Company, Colonial Gardens Cemetery, and Algoma
19		-	Cemetery; moreover, he was active in various professional
20		-	associations; and
	11	+	Marshall; he graduated with the Marshall High School Class of 1946
	12	+	and continued his education at East Texas Baptist University, the
	13	+	University of North Texas, and the Dallas Institute of Funeral
	14	+	Service; after serving his country during the Korean War as a member
	15	+	of the U.S. Army, he embarked on a successful career as a funeral
	16	+	director; he held leadership roles with Sullivan Funeral Home as
	17	+	well as a number of other businesses, including Sullivan Life
	18	+	Insurance Company, Sullivan Monument Company, Colonial Gardens
	19	+	Cemetery, and Algoma Cemetery; moreover, he was active in various
	20	+	professional associations; and
21	21		WHEREAS, An engaged member of his community, Mr. Sullivan
22		-	served as president of the Rotary Club of Marshall and the Fern
23		-	Lake Hunting and Fishing Club and as a director of the Greater
24		-	Marshall Chamber of Commerce, the Harrison County Chapter of the
25		-	American Red Cross, and the Harrison County Historical Society;
26		-	he was also involved in the American Legion and several masonic
27		-	organizations; sustained by an abiding faith, he served as a
28		-	vestryman at Trinity Episcopal Church and as a deacon at First
29		-	Baptist Church of Marshall; and
30		-	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Sullivan enjoyed the
31		-	love and support of his wife, the former Carolyn Latham, with
32		-	whom he shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 71 years before
33		-	her passing; he took great pride in their two daughters, Sherry
34		-	and Cindy, and he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to
35		-	include four grandchildren, Clay, Stephen, John, and the late
36		-	Dr. Lauren Gilstrap, as well as five great-grandchildren; and
37		-	WHEREAS, Bill Sullivan lived a life that was rich in
38		-	personal and professional achievements, and he will forever be
39		-	a source of inspiration to those he leaves behind; now,
40		-	therefore, be it
41		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
42		-	Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory
43		-	of Bill Sullivan Jr. and extend sincere condolences to all who
44		-	mourn his passing; and, be it further
	22	+	served as president of the Rotary Club of Marshall and the Fern Lake
	23	+	Hunting and Fishing Club and as a director of the Greater Marshall
	24	+	Chamber of Commerce, the Harrison County Chapter of the American
	25	+	Red Cross, and the Harrison County Historical Society; he was also
	26	+	involved in the American Legion and several masonic organizations;
	27	+	sustained by an abiding faith, he served as a vestryman at Trinity
	28	+	Episcopal Church and as a deacon at First Baptist Church of
	29	+	Marshall; and
	30	+	WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Sullivan enjoyed the love
	31	+	and support of his wife, the former Carolyn Latham, with whom he
	32	+	shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 71 years before her
	33	+	passing; he took great pride in their two daughters, Sherry and
	34	+	Cindy, and he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include
	35	+	four grandchildren, Clay, Stephen, John, and the late Dr. Lauren
	36	+	Gilstrap, as well as five great-grandchildren; and
	37	+	WHEREAS, Bill Sullivan lived a life that was rich in personal
	38	+	and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of
	39	+	inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it
	40	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 1st
	41	+	Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bill Sullivan
	42	+	Jr. and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing;
	43	+	and, be it further
45	44		RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
46		-	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns
47		-	this day, it do so in memory of Bill Sullivan.
48		-	Hughes
49		-	________________________________
50		-	President of the Senate
51		-	I hereby certify that the
52		-	above Resolution was adopted by
53		-	the Senate on June 20, 2023, by a
54		-	rising vote.
55		-	________________________________
56		-	Secretary of the Senate
57		-	________________________________
58		-	Member, Texas Senate
	45	+	prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this
	46	+	day, it do so in memory of Bill Sullivan.