[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 23, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E682-E683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN MEMORY OF PATRICIA O'SULLIVAN SRAMEK

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                         HON. ALAN S. LOWENTHAL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 23, 2021

  Mr. LOWENTHAL. Madam Speaker, I rise today in memory of Patricia 
O'Sullivan Sramek, a lifelong resident of Long Beach, California, an 
outstanding person, and a dear personal friend. Patti passed away 
suddenly in her home on June 16, 2021.
  She is survived by her husband Nicholas, her children David and 
Bridget, her daughter-in-law Mary, her grandchildren Eleanor, Abraham, 
Ingrid and Levi, and her brother Patrick Burke. She was a sister-in-law 
to Debbie, Hilda and Kathy. She was a loving aunt to Patrick, April, 
Tom, Tracy, Alex and Carla. She was predeceased by her parents Patrick 
O'Sullivan and Marguerite (Margie) O'Sullivan.
  Patti was born in 1942 in Long Beach, California. She grew up in West 
Long Beach, where she lived with her family, and attended Poly High 
School. She met her future husband Nick, whose family lived half a mile 
away on Delta Avenue. On July 27, 1968 they were married in a small 
ceremony at St. Lucy's Parish and their reception was held on a rainy 
afternoon in her parents' backyard--she always noted that the rain was 
good luck. She and Nick moved to North Carolina where he was enlisted 
in the United States Army at Fort Bragg. In August 1970 and September 
1976, she and Nick welcomed their children into the world at Long Beach 
Memorial Hospital.
  Patti held many jobs in her life including making milkshakes at Tom's 
Burgers on Santa Fe Avenue as a teenager and sewing pockets on pants in 
a factory in Sanford, North Carolina. She was a champion for the 
communities of the West Side and served as a Field Deputy for the City 
of Long Beach's Seventh Council District for many years. She was known 
for driving the neighborhood daily to spot sidewalks and streets that 
needed repairs and to visit with neighbors. Along with her brother 
Burke, Patti helped care for her aging parents Pat and Margie prior to 
their passing. She later retired and welcomed her four

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grandchildren in succession--Ella, Abe, Ingrid and Levi. She was a 
devoted and beloved grandmother who was known simply as ``GG''.
  Patti was a towering beauty, a one-in-a-million woman, and a force of 
nature. She was famous for her ability to strike up a conversation with 
anyone and everyone she crossed paths with. She loved a good martini, 
big sunglasses, Frank Sinatra, art museums and beautiful gardens. As 
COVID-related restrictions began to lift, she daydreamed about 
traveling the English and Irish countryside. She would say that in her 
life she was most proud of her 52-year marriage, motherhood, and the 
fierce love she held for her family. She will be greatly missed, but 
her family takes comfort that she has joined her mother and father whom 
she adored.

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