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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened |
| 3 | | to learn of the death of Eugene "Skip" Sullivan of Oak Lawn, |
| 4 | | who passed away on November 25, 2021; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Skip Sullivan was born on June 6, 1951; he |
| 6 | | graduated from Harnew Grade School in 1965; he graduated from |
| 7 | | Oak Lawn Community High School, where he was a three-sport |
| 8 | | athlete, earning all-conference honors in baseball, |
| 9 | | basketball, and football in 1968 and 1969; he received his |
| 10 | | bachelor's degree in Social Studies from Iowa State University |
| 11 | | in 1973, where he played football and baseball; he married |
| 12 | | Patricia Buckels on October 27, 1973; he earned his master's |
| 13 | | degree from Governors State University in 1977; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Skip Sullivan returned to Oak Lawn Community High |
| 15 | | School in 1973, where he served as a teacher and coach; he |
| 16 | | taught Social Studies for 33 years, positively impacting the |
| 17 | | educational experiences of thousands of students; as a coach, |
| 18 | | he completed 78 cumulative seasons, including 27 seasons as a |
| 19 | | baseball coach, 24 seasons as a football coach, 13 seasons as a |
| 20 | | girls basketball coach, 12 seasons as a boys basketball coach, |
| 21 | | and 2 seasons as a golf coach; he was inducted into the |
| 22 | | Illinois Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2008; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, After contracting Parkinson's disease, Skip |
| 2 | | Sullivan inaugurated the Sully Shuffle 5K run for 10 |
| 3 | | consecutive years, raising $231,000 for Parkinson's research; |
| 4 | | and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, Skip Sullivan was a diehard Chicago Cubs fan and |
| 6 | | idolized former player Ernie Banks; he enjoyed pizza and |
| 7 | | chocolate malts; he will be remembered for treating everyone |
| 8 | | with the same kindness and respect; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Skip Sullivan was the husband of Patricia "Patti" |
| 10 | | Sullivan for 48 years; the father of Mike (Cheryl) Sullivan, |
| 11 | | Dana (Steve) Annel, and the late Danny Sullivan; the |
| 12 | | grandfather of Mason, Rosie, Caitlyn, and Chloe; the son of |
| 13 | | the late Eugene and Doris Sullivan; the brother of Nancy (Ken) |
| 14 | | Rossow, Janet (Butch) Tornabeni, and Gwen (the late Leo) |
| 15 | | Koszulinski; the son-in-law of the late David and Mary |
| 16 | | Buckels; the brother-in-law of Fran (the late Wayne) Bailey, |
| 17 | | John (Laura) Buckels, Larry (Sue) Buckels, and the late David |
| 18 | | Buckels; the uncle of many nieces and nephews; the friend, |
| 19 | | teacher, coach, and mentor of many; therefore, be it
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL |
| 21 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
| 22 | | Eugene "Skip" Sullivan and extend our sincere condolences to |
| 23 | | his family, friends, and all who knew and loved him; and be it |