[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 13, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E441]
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                 HONORING THE LIFE OF TERRY O'SULLIVAN

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 13, 2016

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Terence J. O'Sullivan, 86, who passed away on Thursday March 31, 2016 
after a courageous battle with cancer. Terry was born in 1930 in Colma, 
California to Irish immigrant parents.
  He enlisted in the U.S. Marines and served in the Korean War, from 
where he was honorably discharged in 1952. During the conflict, he 
participated in the Inchon Landing and the Battle of the Chosin 
Reservoir, one of the bloodiest engagements of the war.
  Terry worked in the Laborers International Union of North America 
(LIUNA) Local Union 261 in San Francisco in 1947, at the age of 17. He 
quickly rose through the ranks, taking on many leadership roles before 
being appointed LIUNA General Secretary-Treasurer, the second-highest 
elected office in the union, in 1968. For more than six decades, Terry 
was a major force in his union, which represents nearly half a million 
workers in construction, health care, the public sector, and the 
federal government. He dedicated his life to fighting for workers' 
rights, and for social and economic justice. Terry was a lifelong 
advocate of training, retirement security, and health benefits for the 
proud men and women of LIUNA. Through his entire career, he worked 
passionately and tirelessly on behalf of LIUNA, its members, and their 
families.
  Terry will be deeply missed by his family. He leaves behind his 
loving wife, Lenora, of 62 years. They raised three children, Kevin, 
Kathleen Finnerty (Shawn), and Terry, who is the current general 
president of LIUNA. He leaves one brother, Brendan (Diane); five 
grandchildren; and many other family members.
  Losses like these are never easy, but we can all take solace in the 
fact that Terry led a long and fulfilling life. He will live on in the 
memory of his beautiful family.

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