[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 19, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2141-E2142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO PATRICK SULLIVAN

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 19, 1999

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, the community of Ferndale lost a good friend 
and a dedicated public citizen when Patrick Sullivan passed away on 
October 2, 1999.
  Patrick Sullivan was a life-long resident of Ferndale. Beginning in 
1957, he worked his way up through the ranks in the Ferndale Police 
Department, first serving as patrolman, and then rising to detective, 
sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and ultimately achieving the rank of 
Chief. As Chief of Police, he was responsible for bringing intense 
training and professioanlism to the Department; he was called a ``cop's 
cop.'' He retired from the department after 35 years of dedication and 
devotion to the safety and well-being of his fellow citizens.
  After his retirement as Chief, Patrick Sullivan served one term as a 
Ferndale Councilman, and then as security director of Ferndale Schools. 
Regardless of the position he held, Patrick Sullivan was a larger-than-
life man.
  His brother, Joe, who succeeded him as Chief, said it best, ``Patrick 
was like an M and M--hard on the outside, and soft on the inside.'' He 
has an extraordinary interest in kids--always there for them when they 
got into trouble, helping them find their way in his tough but caring 
approach. His cottage up north was open to hundreds of youth who 
otherwise would not have been able to have a vacation.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in sending our 
condolences to Patrick Sullivan's wife Glenda, his son, Kevin, his 
brothers and sisters and his four step grandchildren. Patrick Sullivan 
will indeed be missed by all of

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us privileged to know him and the hundreds whose lives he directly 
impacted with his friendship and warmth of personality.

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