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<FILENAME>gold4601.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   GOLDEN, JONATHAN
   Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
   2800 One Atlantic Center
   1201 W. Peachtree Street, N.W.
   Atlanta, GA  30309-3450
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   SYSCO CORPORATION
   SYY
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   June, 2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security       |2.    |3.    |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                           | Transaction |  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                           |      |      |                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                           |      |    | |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                           | Date |Code|V|    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Month     |ect(I)|                           |
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<S>                        <C>    <C>  <C><C>               <C> <C>         <C>                 <C>    <C>
Common Stock               |6-21-0|S (1| |43,000            |D  |$28.40     |                   |      |                           |
                           |1     |)   | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |6-21-0|S (2| |37,000            |D  |$28.40     |24,022             |D     |                           |
                           |1     |)   | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock               |6-21-0|P (2| |37,000            |A  |$28.40     |37,000             |I     |By Trust                   |
                           |1     |)   | |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con-  |3.   |4.    |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security            |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                      |or Exer |     |      | rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                      |cise    |     |      | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                      |Price of|     |      | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                      |Deriva- |     |      |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                      |tive    |     |      |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                      |Secu-   |     |    | |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                      |rity    |Date |Code|V|  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Month       |(I)|            |
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<S>                   <C>      <C>   <C>  <C><C>        <C> <C>   <C>   <C>          <C>     <C>     <C>          <C> <C>
                      |        |     |    | |           |   |     |     |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares were sold on the open market by a trust of which reporting person is
co-trustee and co-beneficiary.
(2) Shares were transferred for estate planning purposes through a private sale
by a trust of which the reporting
person is co-trustee and co-beneficiary to a second trust of which the
reporting person is co-trustee and
co-beneficiary.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Jonathan Golden
Jonathan Golden
DATE
June 25, 2001
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