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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3		Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of Anne
4		Sullivan of Chicago, who passed away on November 2, 2009; and
5		WHEREAS, Anne Sullivan was born in 1910 in Chicago; she
6		grew up in Chicago's Austin neighborhood; she was a graduate of
7		Siena High School; and
8		WHEREAS, Anne Sullivan graduated from the DePaul
9		University College of Law and was licensed to practice law in
10		1934; after serving as a volunteer in probate court for a year,
11		she joined the law firm of DeFrees, Fiske, O'Brien & Thomson,
12		where she met fellow lawyer John Sullivan; the pair were
13		married in 1937; and
14		WHEREAS, In 1948, Anne Sullivan and her husband went into
15		practice together as Sullivan & Sullivan with offices in
16		downtown Chicago; despite the couple's growing family, she
17		continued to put in full days, coming home with her husband
18		each night around 6 P.M. to make dinner with help from their
19		children; she kept the practice after her husband's passing in
20		1973 and worked with her daughter, Debbie Roberts, during the
21		1990s; she and her husband were also the founders of Chicago's
22		first paralegal service, Law Clerk Inc.; and

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