Thomas and Margaret Sullivan

Thomas and Margaret Sullivan
Thomas and Margaret Sullivan, November 17, 1934

About Thomas Sullivan and Margaret Carmody

About Thomas A. Sullivan and Margaret M. Carmody

Thomas Aloysius Sullivan, the oldest child of Alexander Sullivan (1880-1956) and Ellen Madigan (1880-1966) was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 7, 1908. Less than two years later, on February 12, 1910, Margaret Mary Carmody, daughter of Patrick Joseph Carmody (c1878-1949) and Laura Agatha Agnes Desmond (1882-1964) was born. They both grew up on the west side of Chicago and married on Christmas Eve, 1929 at St. Mel Church. Their only son, Thomas Desmond Sullivan, was born in Chicago in 1930. Besides living in Illinois, Tom and Margaret also lived in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Margaret died on May 27, 1982. Tom remarried, eventually moving to Venice, Florida where he died on July 11, 1996. For information related to Thomas A. Sullivan prior to marriage go to the Sullivan/Madigan Genealogy Blog.

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Trinity High School, 1927

On Saturday, October 4, 2014, I had the opportunity to visit my high school, Trinity, in River Forest, Illinois, for a reunion.  I had heard they created a "walk of fame" along a corridor on the first floor of the school. Knowing that both my Mom, Helen Sullivan, and my Aunt, Margaret Carmody, had also attended Trinity, I was anxious to see their class photos.  Unfortunately, the lighting in the hallway left something to be desired, but I was able to find both their photos.

Here is the class photo from 1927 which included Margaret. The senior class had 49 students.


and a blow up of the photo of Margaret Carmody:


Wasn't she a beauty! It was a treat to see Margaret as a 17 year old.


Photos: Elaine McIntyre Beaudoin, October 4, 2014, Trinity H.S., River Forest, Illinois