July 18th is the birthday of John Sullivan Bornhop: son of Andy and Patty; brother of Andrew and Thomas; nephew, cousin, coach and teammate to many more folks. John is one of ten men in our family's last few generations who was given the name that means "God is Gracious."
He continues his work at Villa Park High School as an English teacher and baseball coach, and still shows wonderful enthusiasm for bringing his students on journeys in literature. He geeks out over F. Scott Fitzgerald and will patiently walk anyone through the challenges of reading and understanding "Frankenstein."
Lately, John is enjoying road trips that take him to National Parks of the west, checking each adventure off of a sort of bucket list. And each trip is made with an eclectic soundtrack of country, folk, rock and alternative music. He and his girlfriend, Misty, love to cook, work out, travel and have fun together.
Andy and I are very proud of the man John has become--faithful, kind, compassionate, funny, smart and loving. I've always said I'm so lucky God sent us this guy to teach me how to be a mom.
Happy birthday, John, and may you have 97 more healthy ones, respectively, by the Aunt Joannie Sullivan Law of Longevity Aspiration of 2008.
God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.
Love, Patty/Mom
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