Bill Text: IL HR0784 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Mourns the death of Anne Sullivan of Chicago.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-01-12 - Resolution Adopted [HR0784 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0784-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Anne
Sullivan of Chicago, who passed away on November 2, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Anne Sullivan was born in 1910 in Chicago; she
grew up in Chicago's Austin neighborhood; she was a graduate of
Siena High School; and
WHEREAS, Anne Sullivan graduated from the DePaul
University College of Law and was licensed to practice law in
1934; after serving as a volunteer in probate court for a year,
she joined the law firm of DeFrees, Fiske, O'Brien & Thomson,
where she met fellow lawyer John Sullivan; the pair were
married in 1937; and
WHEREAS, In 1948, Anne Sullivan and her husband went into
practice together as Sullivan & Sullivan with offices in
downtown Chicago; despite the couple's growing family, she
continued to put in full days, coming home with her husband
each night around 6 P.M. to make dinner with help from their
children; she kept the practice after her husband's passing in
1973 and worked with her daughter, Debbie Roberts, during the
1990s; she and her husband were also the founders of Chicago's
first paralegal service, Law Clerk Inc.; and

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WHEREAS, Anne Sullivan was an active member of the Women's
Bar Association, the Chicago Bar Association, the West Suburban
Bar Association, and the DePaul Women's Board; and
WHEREAS, Anne Sullivan enjoyed traveling, fine dining,
theatre, DePaul basketball games, and Notre Dame football
games; and
WHEREAS, Anne Sullivan is survived by her sons, Jim, Bill,
Jake, and Larry; her daughters, Debbie Roberts, Mary Dewyer,
Nancy Fitzgerald, and Judy Hannigan; her 24 grandchildren; and
her 24 great-grandchildren; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Anne
Sullivan; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to the family of Anne Sullivan as an expression of
our sympathy.