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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends will forever cherish their |
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| 8 | 9 | | memories of John Lee Sullivan of Galveston, who passed away on |
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| 9 | 10 | | December 24, 2024, at the age of 84; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Born in Galveston to John and Bernice Sullivan on |
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| 11 | 12 | | March 19, 1940, John Sullivan graduated from Ball High School in |
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| 12 | 13 | | 1958, and he went on to attend Texas A&M University, where he earned |
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| 13 | 14 | | a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics; he completed |
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| 14 | 15 | | postgraduate work in real estate at The University of Texas; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Sullivan worked for the Texas General Land |
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| 16 | 17 | | Office and the Texas Veterans Land Board before returning to |
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| 17 | 18 | | Galveston to establish the real estate firm Sullivan and |
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| 18 | 19 | | Associates; he later cofounded the land development company |
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| 19 | 20 | | Sullivan Enterprises with his brother, Gerald, and among their |
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| 20 | 21 | | numerous developments were Campeche Cove Residential Subdivision, |
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| 21 | 22 | | Westgate Shopping Center, and Newport Galveston; while |
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| 22 | 23 | | Mr. Sullivan's many businesses encompassed the real estate, |
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| 23 | 24 | | maritime, and investment industries, his true love was ranching, |
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| 24 | 25 | | and he owned Sullivan Land and Cattle Company and was a valued |
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| 25 | 26 | | member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association; |
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| 26 | 27 | | and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, A fifth-generation Galvestonian, Mr. Sullivan took |
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| 28 | 29 | | great pride in his hometown and its history; he served on the |
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| 29 | 30 | | Galveston City Council, and he held leadership roles with a number |
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| 30 | 31 | | of organizations, including the Galveston Regional Chamber of |
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| 31 | 32 | | Commerce, the Galveston Association of Realtors, and the Galveston |
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| 32 | 33 | | College Board of Regents; he was also a lifelong member of |
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| 33 | 34 | | First Lutheran Church of Galveston; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Sullivan enjoyed the love |
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| 35 | 36 | | and support of his wife, Cindy, with whom he shared a rewarding |
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| 36 | 37 | | marriage that spanned 53 years; he was the father of three children, |
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| 37 | 38 | | Kathryn, Elizabeth, and John, and he had the pleasure of seeing his |
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| 38 | 39 | | family grow to include eight grandchildren; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his family, his faith, and his |
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| 40 | 41 | | community, John Sullivan earned the lasting respect and admiration |
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| 41 | 42 | | of all who were privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 42 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of John Lee Sullivan and |
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| 44 | 45 | | extend heartfelt condolences to his loved ones; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 47 | 48 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of John |
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| 48 | 49 | | Sullivan. |
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