June 30th is the birthday of Elizabeth Ann Cusick Sullivan: daughter of Budd and June; sister of Katherine, Linda, Debra and Brian; mother of Rick and Maggie; stepmother of Jim, Mick and Mary, Amos and Sara, Miles and Sarah and Frannie; grandmother of Rachel, Oscar, Beatrice, Georgia, Maeve, James, Silas, Marcos, Roman and Carmen; sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and friend to many more lucky people. Everyone calls her Bitsy.
For over three decades, Bitsy worked in her true vocation as a grade school teacher and is now enjoying retirement knowing she helped shaped the minds and hearts of so many children. The world continues to benefit from her talents--her kindness, wisdom, work ethic, sense of humor, patience and intelligence--and her family and neighbors are continually blessed with her artistry in the garden. I've never seen such beautiful flower beds in real life!
She won the highest accolades from the Munster Garden Club who sponsors the annual Garden Walk—8 homes are chosen for hundreds of people to tour. The proceeds go to the high school and to training of the disabled for gardening. Bitsy got the yard just perfect and everybody said it was the best garden and yard they had ever seen—she’s a Master Gardener, registered in the state of Indiana, and is at the top of her game.
Bitsy is Jim's soulmate and his inspiration, and their life together is truly something to admire.
Happy Birthday, sweet Bitsy, and may you have 50 more healthy ones, by the Aunt Joannie Sullivan Law of Longevity Aspiration of 2008.
God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.
Love, Patty
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