January 13th is the 128th anniversary of the birth of Anna Mildred Conick Sullivan, also known as Booma or Mom. She was the wife of John Jeremiah "Lefty" Sullivan; mother of Big Sully, Bob, Anna Rita, Margaret and four other little babies--two of whom only took a few breaths, one who lived a month, John Jeremiah, Jr., and one who only lived an hour, James Patrick.
She and her two sisters, Aunt Eleanor Mitchell and Aunt Alice Buckley, were Lefty's bridge partners for most of his young adulthood, and man, could Booma play bridge. She would skin you out in one hour flat and leave you dripping blood on the floor.
She used to make private moments with each of her grandchildren, washing their hands and faces and asking them about school and baseball. She loved baseball, but would not allow anyone to go to Cubs park. She hated Comiskey for the way he had treated Lefty and the other White Sox.
The branch springing from Jim called her Booma, and the branch springing from Bob called her Mom, and she called Lefty "Sully." She died in Phoenix, in the bosom of her family on August 8, 1979, at age 85.
Happy Birthday, Booma, Mom, Anna, and please look out for us all, and lend us your strong heart. God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.
Love, Patty
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