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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 15
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In Memory |
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of |
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Carolyn Sullivan |
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WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and |
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generosity of Carolyn Latham Sullivan of Marshall, who passed |
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away on February 6, 2023, at the age of 90; and |
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WHEREAS, The former Carolyn Latham was born to Albert and |
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Hazel Latham on October 25, 1932, in Dallas; sharing in the |
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companionship of her two siblings, Marion and Albert, she grew up |
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in Longview and Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School |
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with the Class of 1950; she continued her education at the BMI |
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School of Business and went on to work at Dun & Bradstreet in |
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Little Rock, Arkansas; she later became a co-owner of Sullivan |
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Funeral Home, serving as its bookkeeper for many years; and |
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WHEREAS, On April 6, 1951, she married Bill Sullivan Jr., |
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and the couple were blessed with two daughters, Sherry and Cindy; |
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with the passing years, they welcomed into their family four |
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grandchildren, Clay, Stephen, John, and the late Dr. Lauren |
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Gilstrap, as well as five great-grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Sullivan took an active role in her |
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community, serving on the boards of the Camp Fire Girls, the |
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William B. Travis Elementary School PTA, and the Belmont Club, |
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among others, and she gave generously of her time and talents to |
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such worthy organizations as the Marshall Symphony League, the |
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Marshall Christian Women's Club, and the Marshall Hospital |
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Auxiliary; a woman of faith, she taught Sunday school and served |
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with the choir and altar guild at Trinity Episcopal Church; in |
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her leisure hours, she enjoyed reading, playing bridge, and |
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working in the garden; and |
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WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, the passage of time |
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will never diminish the joy and love that Carolyn Sullivan |
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brought into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory |
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of Carolyn Latham Sullivan and extend sincere condolences to her |
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family and friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns |
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this day, it do so in memory of Carolyn Sullivan. |
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Hughes |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on October 12, 2023, by |
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a rising vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |