Bill Text: IL HR1088 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Mourns the death of J.M. "Sully" Sullivan of Peoria.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-04-13 - Resolution Adopted [HR1088 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1088-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are saddened to learn of the death of J.M. | ||||||
4 | "Sully" Sullivan of Peoria, who passed away on March 31, 2010; | ||||||
5 | and
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6 | WHEREAS, He was born to H.T. "Tommy" and Colleen Kelleher | ||||||
7 | Sullivan in Peoria on Easter Sunday; he grew up in St. | ||||||
8 | Patrick's Parish, where he received his First Communion from | ||||||
9 | Bishop Fulton J. Sheen; he then became a member of Sacred Heart | ||||||
10 | Church; and
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11 | WHEREAS, He was in the 173rd Airborne Brigade (Sep) in Dak | ||||||
12 | To, Vietnam, and in the 18th Airborne Corps, United States | ||||||
13 | Army; he attended Illinois State University, where he founded | ||||||
14 | the Gamma Sigma Nu Fraternity, which later became the Sigma Nu | ||||||
15 | Fraternity; after college, he worked in pubs and in wholesale | ||||||
16 | in Bloomington; and
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17 | WHEREAS, In 1979, he moved back to Peoria and founded his | ||||||
18 | first two bars, Sully's Beach Club and Sully's Irish Pub, both | ||||||
19 | of which were located in Peoria Heights; subsequently, he | ||||||
20 | founded Sully's Pub and Cafe on Adams Street, Champions on | ||||||
21 | Farmington Road, Sullivan Rock Cafe on Sterling Avenue, Texas | ||||||
22 | Cafe on North Adams Street, Sullivan's Other Planet (SOP), ZZ |
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1 | Pops on Main Street, and Khaki Jacks on Allen Road, and also | ||||||
2 | served as sales manager for the Peoria Rivermen hockey team; | ||||||
3 | and
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4 | WHEREAS, In 1998, he met his wife, Molly (Mihm) and they | ||||||
5 | were married on May 20, 2006; together, they re-established | ||||||
6 | Sullivan's Pub on Main Street and F. Scott's Whiskey Bar on | ||||||
7 | Jefferson Street; in 2008, they established Sullivan's in | ||||||
8 | Peoria Heights; over the years, they also designed and | ||||||
9 | decorated other Peoria restaurants; and
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10 | WHEREAS, J.M. "Sully" Sullivan is survived by his wife, | ||||||
11 | Molly (Mihm) Sullivan; his daughter, Becky (Jim) Myszka and | ||||||
12 | their four children, Matt, Ben, Katie, and John; his mother, | ||||||
13 | Colleen; his sisters, Maureen (Brice) Baumgarten, Dodie | ||||||
14 | (Steve) Gomer, Margaret (Chuck) Walter, Becky (John) Blasek, | ||||||
15 | Tracy (John) Meisinger, Susie Blasek, Mary (Danny) Arnold, and | ||||||
16 | Colleen (Dave) DeFord; and his brother, Pat (Lark); also | ||||||
17 | surviving are his beloved nieces and nephews and their | ||||||
18 | families; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
20 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
21 | mourn, along with his family and friends, the passing of J.M. | ||||||
22 | Sullivan; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to the family of J.M. Sullivan as a symbol of our | ||||||
3 | sincere sympathy.
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