[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 59 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3984]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


      FAREWELL TO RAYMOND SULLIVAN, FORMER SPRINGFIELD FIRE CHIEF

  (Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember 
Raymond M. Sullivan, a good friend and exemplary public servant who 
recently passed away. Raymond Sullivan served as the former fire chief 
for the city of Springfield and fought fires for the city for 39 years.
  Born in Springfield, the son of Irish immigrant parents, Raymond 
Sullivan lived within a mile and a half of his birthplace his entire 
life. Ray Sullivan was educated in Springfield's schools, and together 
with his wife, the former Mary Lou McCarthy, he raised three sons: 
Garrett, Brian, and Gerald, and one daughter, Mary Lou. He was a 
grandfather to seven children.
  After serving his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II, 
Raymond Sullivan joined the Springfield Fire Department in 1951, 
achieving the rank of lieutenant 7 years later. He served as acting 
deputy chief from 1982 to 1984 and as the fire chief to the city 
between the years of 1984 and 1990.
  Raymong Sullivan was referred to by his friends who knew him both as 
a ``fireman's fireman,'' and as a devoted family man.
  Mr. Speaker, in a time when community service and family values are 
what we are striving for across America, we should stop to remember 
people like Raymond Sullivan who are modern day examples of both of 
these virtues.
  Raymond Sullivan will be missed.

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