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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Family and friends will long cherish their memories |
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of Bill Sullivan Jr. of Marshall, who passed away on June 11, 2023, |
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at the age of 94; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Bill Sullivan Sr. and Bess Crouch |
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Sullivan, Bill Sullivan was born on September 19, 1928, in |
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Marshall; he graduated with the Marshall High School Class of 1946 |
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and continued his education at East Texas Baptist University, the |
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University of North Texas, and the Dallas Institute of Funeral |
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Service; after serving his country during the Korean War as a member |
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of the U.S. Army, he embarked on a successful career as a funeral |
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director; he held leadership roles with Sullivan Funeral Home as |
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well as a number of other businesses, including Sullivan Life |
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Insurance Company, Sullivan Monument Company, Colonial Gardens |
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Cemetery, and Algoma Cemetery; moreover, he was active in various |
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professional associations; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged member of his community, Mr. Sullivan |
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served as president of the Rotary Club of Marshall and the Fern Lake |
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Hunting and Fishing Club and as a director of the Greater Marshall |
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Chamber of Commerce, the Harrison County Chapter of the American |
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Red Cross, and the Harrison County Historical Society; he was also |
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involved in the American Legion and several masonic organizations; |
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sustained by an abiding faith, he served as a vestryman at Trinity |
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Episcopal Church and as a deacon at First Baptist Church of |
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Marshall; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Sullivan enjoyed the love |
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and support of his wife, the former Carolyn Latham, with whom he |
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shared a rewarding marriage that spanned 71 years before her |
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passing; he took great pride in their two daughters, Sherry and |
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Cindy, and he had the pleasure of seeing his family grow to include |
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four 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, Bill Sullivan lived a life that was rich in personal |
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and professional achievements, and he will forever be a source of |
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inspiration to those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 1st |
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Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory of Bill Sullivan |
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Jr. and extend sincere condolences to all who mourn his passing; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this |
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day, it do so in memory of Bill Sullivan. |