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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to
3 learn of the death of Arthur R. Sullivan Jr., who passed away
4 on February 20, 2010; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Arthur Sullivan Jr. was born on September 11,
6 1916, in Akron, Ohio; his parents were the late Arthur R. and
7 Marie Violet Sullivan; he married Norma Catherine Dymond on
8 June 21, 1941; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Arthur Sullivan Jr. graduated from Cathedral
10 Latin High School; he served his country with pride and
11 distinction as a member of the United States Army with Company
12 C of the 6th Armored Division during World War II; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Arthur Sullivan Jr. lived in Cleveland, Ohio until
14 1970, when he moved to Wellington, Ohio; from 2008 to 2009, he
15 lived at St. Augustine Manor in Peoria, near his daughter,
16 Nora; and
 
17     WHEREAS, Arthur Sullivan Jr. was employed as a millwright
18 for many years; his last position was with the City of
19 Cleveland, where he worked until his retirement; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Arthur Sullivan Jr. was a member of St. Patrick

 

 

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1 Catholic Church in Wellington; he was proud to have served as
2 President of the Northwest Deanery of the Holy Name Society and
3 the Lourdes Academy Father's Club; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Arthur Sullivan Jr. enjoyed traveling the world
5 with his wife, spending time at his small "farm" in Wellington,
6 clearing paths in the woods, and making park-like settings for
7 walks in the woods; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Arthur Sullivan Jr. was preceded in death by his
9 wife, Norma; his grandsons, Patrick Bryk and Michael Sullivan;
10 and his siblings, Robert, Jeanne Forsgren, Joseph O'Sullivan,
11 Thomas, Geraldine Mullen, Raymond, and Kevin; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Arthur Sullivan Jr. is survived by his children,
13 Arthur III, Mary Bryk, Nora (David) Koehler, Rae, Theresa
14 (David) Schramm, and Dan (Terri Meadows); his grandchildren,
15 Jennifer Bryk (Adam) Hechko, Jackie Bryk, Jaime Bryk (Britt)
16 Vanchura, Josie Bryk, Jodie Bryk, Kate Koehler (Jay) Pastucha,
17 Maggie Sullivan Koehler, Lilly Sullivan Koehler, Peter David
18 Schramm, Jacob Schramm, Andrew Schramm, and Wesley Meadows; his
19 great-grandchildren, Caroline, John, and Elizabeth Vanchura,
20 Alexander Hechko, Christian Maynard, and Georgia and Amelia
21 Pastucha; his siblings, Loretta Demaline, Larry Sullivan,
22 Richard Sullivan, and Noreen Sulzer; and his many nieces and
23 nephews; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
2 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with
3 his family and friends, the passing of Arthur R. Sullivan Jr.;
4 and be it further
 
5     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6 presented to the family of Arthur Sullivan Jr. as an expression
7 of our sympathy.