SR0526 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate were saddened to learn of the passing of Margaret Anne Sullivan on April 9, 2004; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Sullivan, a former resident of Oak Park, was born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Jeremiah and Margaret Boyle Sullivan on November 14, 1924; and

WHEREAS, Margaret Sullivan and her family moved to Ashland, Wisconsin in 1937 where she attended DePadua High School; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Sullivan and her family moved to Oak Park, where she graduated from Rosary College (now Dominican University) in 1946 and began teaching in area elementary and high schools; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Sullivan went on to became a writer and editor of sales publications for Sears, Roebuck and Co.; in 1963, she moved to Atlanta where she became Editor and Publication Officer with the Southern Regional Education Board; and

WHEREAS, After retiring, she continued to stay active, doing freelance editing of educational papers, and she was very active in volunteer work at the Cathedral of Christ the King; and

WHEREAS, The passing of Margaret Sullivan will be deeply felt by many, especially her brother, William J. Sullivan; her sister-in-law, Elenore; her niece, Anne Tonia Sullivan; her nephew, William B. Sullivan and his wife, Cheryl; her grandnieces, Cali and Megan Sullivan; her grandnephew, Patrick Sullivan; and her dear friends, Irene McEnroe and Audrey Spector; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the death of Margaret Sullivan along with all who knew and loved her and extend our sincere condolences to her family and friends; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Margaret Sullivan as an expression of our sorrow for their loss.