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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MURIEL A. SULLIVAN

     Introduced By: Representatives Craven, Fogarty, Lally, McKiernan, and Handy

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2015

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, It is with utmost sadness that this House has learned of the passing of

Muriel A. Sullivan. Affectionately known as "Mickie" by her family and many friends, she was

the loving wife of John E. "Jack" Sullivan for the past 54 years, and was the devoted mother of

John "Jay" Sullivan and his wife, Kathleen Kelly, Beth Ann Farrell and her husband, Mark,

Timothy Sullivan and his wife, Sue, and Amy Creed and her husband, William; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Sullivan was born in the City of Woonsocket. She was the daughter of

the late Amie and Lillian Paulhus and was a graduate of St. Claire High School in Woonsocket,

and the College of New Rochelle in New York; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to her husband and children, Mrs. Sullivan's was a beloved

grandmother and was so very proud of her beautiful grandchildren, Matthew, Casey, Kiley, Jack,

Mackenzie, Michaela, William, and Peter; and

     WHEREAS, Devoted to her faith, Mrs. Sullivan had been a communicant of St. Veronica

Chapel in Narragansett and had previously attended the Christ the King Parish in Kingston; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Sullivan enjoyed playing bridge and sunny days at Bonnet Shores,

where she was a member of the Bonnet Shores Beach Club. She was also an avid golfer and a

former member of Potowomut Golf Club, Bear Lakes Country Club, West Palm Beach, and

Newport National Golf Club; and

     WHEREAS, Mrs. Sullivan's life was replete with a large and loving family, friends from

Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Florida, and glorious and sunny days. She enriched

the lives of all who knew her, and she will be dearly missed and always remembered; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby expresses our deepest sympathies on the passing of Muriel A.

Sullivan; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. John E. Sullivan and Family.

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