Tom died on July 11, 1996 after undergoing open-heart surgery. As his grandson, John, said in response to realizing his grandfather lived to be 88: "It might have been more if he did not go for that surgery which he elected for. If it was “broke” he always wanted things fixed."The following obituary was pasted in his sister Helen's scrapbook next to a poem she wrote upon hearing that Tom had died. Newspaper unknown, but probably Venice, Florida, date unknown.
Thomas A. Sullivan
Thomas A. Sullivan, 88, Venice, died July 11, 1996.
He was born July 7, 1908 in Chicago and came to the Venice area 11 years ago from Oak Brook, Ill. An engineer registered with the state of Illinois, he was past director of the Institute for Management at Illinois Benedictine College and past vice president and division general manager at A. O. Smith Corp. He graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with an engineering degree and from Marquette University with a master's degree in economics. He was volunteer treasurer for the Friends of the Library of Jacaranda, and a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Lorraine Evinger; a son, Thomas D. of Country Club Hills, Ill.; a sister, Helen McIntyre of Chicago; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Burial will be private. Farley Funeral Home, Venice Chapel, is in charge.
A second death notice was pasted in another of Helen McIntyre's scrapbooks. Although no newspaper is noted, I believe it is from a Chicago newspaper, probably the Chicago Tribune.
Sullivan - Thomas A. Sullivan, age 88, formerly of Oak Brook, died July 11, in Venice, FL. An engineer registered with the State of Illinois, he was past Director of the Institute for Management at Illinois Benedictine College and past President and Division General Manager at A. O. Smith Corp. He graduated from Illinois Institute of Technology with an engineering degree and from Marquette University with a Masters degree in economics. Survivors include his wife Lorraine; a son Thomas, a sister, Helen McIntyre; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. A memorial mass will be held on Sept 28 at 11 a.m. in the Abbey at Illinois Benedictine College.
TOM - GONE JULY 11, 1996
You always were my Hero
You were the wind beneath my Wings!
I miss you Tom -- I miss your calls
And I really miss seeing you
You were always interested in what I did
And you always said, "What's new?"
You seemed to move from here to there
So we didn't see much of each other
But I have to say just one thing
I'm so glad you were my brother!
(Helen McIntyre, 1996)
Photo of Thomas A. Sullivan c late 1950s
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