Bill Text: TX SR91 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Anne McCormick Sullivan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-18 - Reported enrolled [SR91 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR91-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Anne McCormick Sullivan | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas honors and | ||
| commemorates the life of Houston firefighter Anne McCormick | ||
| Sullivan, who died in the line of duty May 31, 2013, at the age of | ||
| 24; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Anne Sullivan was born December 4, 1988, to Jack | ||
| and Mary Moore Sullivan; she was a graduate of Dulles High | ||
| School, where she was honored as athlete of the year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She decided at the age of 17 to become a | ||
| firefighter and pursued that goal with a single-minded | ||
| determination and perseverance that inspired all those who knew | ||
| her; she volunteered for 40 hours a week at the Community | ||
| Volunteer Fire Department before joining the Houston Fire | ||
| Department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was admired by her fellow firefighters for her | ||
| strength, her drive to succeed, and her capacity to maintain good | ||
| spirits in the face of adversity; she was assigned to Fire | ||
| Station 68, one of the busiest in the city, and she gave her life | ||
| working in service to the public in the noble profession she | ||
| loved; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of great courage, tenacity, and loyalty, | ||
| she gave generously to others; she had a lively sense of humor and | ||
| a joyous enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest; she will | ||
| not be forgotten by those who were privileged to share in her | ||
| life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby extend sincere | ||
| condolences to the bereaved family of Anne McCormick Sullivan; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Anne McCormick Sullivan. | ||
| Huffman | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on June 18, 2013, by a | ||
| rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
