Bill Text: TX SR15 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Carolyn Latham Sullivan.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-10-12 - Reported enrolled [SR15 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR15-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Carolyn Sullivan | ||
| WHEREAS, Countless lives were touched by the kindness and | ||
| generosity of Carolyn Latham Sullivan of Marshall, who passed | ||
| away on February 6, 2023, at the age of 90; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The former Carolyn Latham was born to Albert and | ||
| Hazel Latham on October 25, 1932, in Dallas; sharing in the | ||
| companionship of her two siblings, Marion and Albert, she grew up | ||
| in Longview and Marshall and graduated from Marshall High School | ||
| with the Class of 1950; she continued her education at the BMI | ||
| School of Business and went on to work at Dun & Bradstreet in | ||
| Little Rock, Arkansas; she later became a co-owner of Sullivan | ||
| Funeral Home, serving as its bookkeeper for many years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, On April 6, 1951, she married Bill Sullivan Jr., | ||
| and the couple were blessed with two daughters, Sherry and Cindy; | ||
| with the passing years, they welcomed into their family four | ||
| grandchildren, Clay, Stephen, John, and the late Dr. Lauren | ||
| Gilstrap, as well as five great-grandchildren; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Sullivan took an active role in her | ||
| community, serving on the boards of the Camp Fire Girls, the | ||
| William B. Travis Elementary School PTA, and the Belmont Club, | ||
| among others, and she gave generously of her time and talents to | ||
| such worthy organizations as the Marshall Symphony League, the | ||
| Marshall Christian Women's Club, and the Marshall Hospital | ||
| Auxiliary; a woman of faith, she taught Sunday school and served | ||
| with the choir and altar guild at Trinity Episcopal Church; in | ||
| her leisure hours, she enjoyed reading, playing bridge, and | ||
| working in the garden; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Although she is deeply missed, the passage of time | ||
| will never diminish the joy and love that Carolyn Sullivan | ||
| brought into the lives of all who knew her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the memory | ||
| of Carolyn Latham Sullivan and extend sincere condolences to her | ||
| family and friends; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns | ||
| this day, it do so in memory of Carolyn Sullivan. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on October 12, 2023, by | ||
| a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
