TRAVERSE CITY — It is with great sadness that the children of Helen E. Sullivan, 98, of Traverse City, announce her death. Mother died with dignity and in peace on Aug. 29, 2011. She was proud to have been a homemaker and to have been an advocate of good government, justice and a sustainable environment. She worked tirelessly for these causes. She could sit for hours on commissions and committees, quietly and elegantly pressing home her point. She 'pounded' the pavement. She knocked on doors. She got out the vote. It is her wish that her family and friends continue her work. We are instructed to vote — she will be watching, or so we have been informed! (Doubt this at your peril.) Peace be with you, Patricia Yates, Robert and Kathy Sullivan, Ann Sullivan and David Soet. "When I am a part of the sun and rain and the wind, and caress your face, know that I loved you imperfectly the best I could. To you families and friends, pass on the love. This is my immortality." — Helen Seybold Sullivan Helen was preceded in death by her husband, Roger L. Sullivan, CFO of Michigan Mutual Auto Insurance Company; sister-in-law, Virginia Sullivan; and grandson, Roger P. Slagle, principal of Sellman Middle School in Madiera, Ohio.Helen is survived by, besides her children, brother and sister-in-law, Eugene and Donna Sullivan; grandchildren, Todd and Gretchen Slagle, Gregory Slagle, Heather and David Ratliff, Allen Sullivan, Sarah Fisher, Helen V. Sullivan and Sean Looney, Richard Paauwe, Peter Soet, Johanna and Vince Buzolits; great-grandchildren, Jacob Slagle, Emma Slagle, Leighann, Rebecca and Patrick Slagle, Taylor and Blake Ratliff, Jasmine, Hannah and Josh Fisher, Zachary and Maisie Sullivan, Noah and Gabe Resnicow, Hannah, Henry and Lucy Buzolits; nephew, Michael Winters; grandniece, Sofia Winters; and grandnephew, Peter Winters.A memorial service will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at 2 p.m., at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 6726 Center Road (M-37), Traverse City. Cremation has taken place. Interment will be in the Unitarian Universalist Memorial Garden following the service. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial contribution in Helen's memory to the League of Women Voters, PO Box 671, Traverse City, MI 49685; or the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Grand Traverse.Please sign Helen's online memory book at www.reynolds-jonkhoff.com . Arrangements were made with the Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services.