Bill Text: TX SR31 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Bill Sullivan Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-19 - Reported enrolled [SR31 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR31-Enrolled.html
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In Memory | ||
of | ||
Bill Sullivan Jr. | ||
WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their | ||
memories of Bill Sullivan Jr. of Marshall, who passed away on | ||
June 11, 2023, at the age of 94; and | ||
WHEREAS, The son of Bill Sullivan Sr. and Bess Crouch | ||
Sullivan, Bill Sullivan was born on September 19, 1928, in | ||
Marshall; he graduated with the Marshall High School Class of | ||
1946 and continued his education at East Texas Baptist | ||
University, the University of North Texas, and the Dallas | ||
Institute of Funeral Service; after serving his country during | ||
the Korean War as a member of the U.S. Army, he embarked on a | ||
successful career as a funeral director; he held leadership roles | ||
with Sullivan Funeral Home as well as a number of other | ||
businesses, including Sullivan Life Insurance Company, Sullivan | ||
Monument Company, Colonial Gardens Cemetery, and Algoma | ||
Cemetery; moreover, he was active in various professional | ||
associations; and | ||
WHEREAS, An engaged member of his community, Mr. Sullivan | ||
served as president of the Rotary Club of Marshall and the Fern | ||
Lake Hunting and Fishing Club and as a director of the Greater | ||
Marshall Chamber of Commerce, the Harrison County Chapter of the | ||
American Red Cross, and the Harrison County Historical Society; | ||
he was also involved in the American Legion and several masonic | ||
organizations; sustained by an abiding faith, he served as a | ||
vestryman at Trinity Episcopal Church and as a deacon at First | ||
Baptist Church of Marshall; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Sullivan enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife, the former Carolyn Latham, with | ||
whom he shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 71 years before | ||
her passing; he took great pride in their two daughters, Sherry | ||
and Cindy, and he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to | ||
include four grandchildren, Clay, Stephen, John, and the late | ||
Dr. Lauren Gilstrap, as well as five great-grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Bill Sullivan lived a life that was rich in personal | ||
and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of | ||
inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
of Bill Sullivan Jr. and extend sincere condolences to all who | ||
mourn his passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
this day, it do so in memory of Bill Sullivan. | ||
Hughes | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on October 19, 2023, by | ||
a rising vote. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |