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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Senate of the State of Illinois |
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| learned with regret of the death of William Severin O'Sullivan |
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| of Boonville, Indiana, formerly of Evansville, on Saturday, |
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| September 3, 2005; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. O'Sullivan was born in Evansville and was a |
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| 1946 graduate of Reitz Memorial High School; he was an optician |
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| for 61 years and was founder and CEO of Optical Laboratory |
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| Supply Inc., O'SO, Inc., and Eyeglass Factory Outlet in Warrick |
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| County; and
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| WHEREAS, A lifelong Catholic, he was a member of St. Rupert |
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| Catholic Church in Newburgh, Indiana, at the time of his death; |
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| he was a governor and lifetime member of American Business |
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| Club, an executive board member of the Evansville Petroleum |
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| Club, and a Kentucky Colonel, among his many other charitable |
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| and business activities throughout the years; he also had the |
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| distinction of being a Big Ten umpire for baseball games in |
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| five decades; and
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| WHEREAS, The passing of Mr. O'Sullivan has been deeply felt |
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| by many, especially his wife of 54 years, Pat (Leffler) |
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| O'Sullivan; his daughters, Sheryl O'Sullivan and husband, |
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| James Green, and Stacia O'Sullivan Schofield and husband, |
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| Brett; his son, Scott William "Tagg" O'Sullivan and wife, |
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| Alyce; his sister, Nadine Kolb; and his grandchildren, Collin |
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| Smyser, Whitney Smyser, Theile O'Sullivan, Sean O'Sullivan, |
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| Kirsten Schofield, and Caitlin Schofield; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL |
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| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
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| William Severin O'Sullivan, and we extend our sincere |
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| condolences to his family, friends, and all who knew and loved |
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| him; and be it further
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