Michael «Paul» Sullivan
1954-2019
Michael «Paul» Sullivan
February 01,
1954 – October 10, 2019 – 65 Years
After a fleeting but courageous battle with cancer,
Paul died peacefully at home surrounded by family. Paul was a kind,
patient and loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle,
teacher, mentor and coach to many people throughout his life.Paul was
born in Montague, PE to his parents; father Arthur Eugene Sullivan and
mother Mary Margaret (MacIntyre) Sullivan, who predeceased
him. Paul grew up in a large, community minded, baseball
playing and loving family with 5 sisters and 4 brothers; Mary Clarkin
(deceased) (Leo Clarkin) – Ottawa, ON, Geraldine Herbert
(deceased) (Harvey Herbert, deceased) – Houston, TX, James Sullivan
(deceased) – Montague, PE, Roland Sullivan (deceased) (Elaine
Sullivan, deceased) – Cornwall, PE, Carlie Leclair
(Don Leclair) – Sherwood, PE, Maureen Sullivan-Taylor
(Robert Taylor) – Charlottetown, PE, John Sullivan
(Helena Sullivan) – Montague, PE, William
«Bill» Sullivan (Cathy Douglas-Schaerer) – North
Vancouver, BC, and Jane Sullivan Adam (Dave Adam)
– Edmonton, AB and Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Paul was
also deeply loved and will be forever missed by many nieces, nephews
and cousins.Paul excelled in athletics and graduated in 1976 from the
University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, NB with a Bachelor of
Physical Education (Honours). Paul married his classmate
Marian Sullivan (Wells) on July 14, 1979 in Montreal, QC.
Shortly after graduation, they relocated to Montague, PE where Paul
accepted a position as a Teacher at Vernon River Consolidated
School. Together and devoted to each other for over 40
years, Paul and Marian lived and raised their three children in
Montague, PE. Paul was the wonderful and proud father of
Amie Lee Sullivan – Montague, PE, Michelle Anne Scully
(Joseph Scully) – Edmonton, AB and Houston, TX, and James
Alan Sullivan (Michael Zimmerman) – Stratford, PE. Paul
deeply loved and cherished his only granddaughter, Emma Scully and
looked forward to their time together and FaceTime listening to Emma
singing and story telling. Paul was a driven professional. In 1995, he
completed a Masters in Education with honours from Saint
Mary’s University in Halifax, NS. Paul worked as both a
Teacher and School Principal in Eastern PEI for over 30 years. Paul
previously served as a Town Councillor for the Town of Montague and
was involved in the re-development of Montague’s waterfront.
In 2002, Paul was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee
Medal. The medal, created to commemorate the 50th
anniversary of the ascension of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the
throne, was awarded to Canadians who made outstanding and exemplary
contributions to their communities or to Canada as a whole.
The family would especially like to extend sincere
thanks to Dr. Holland, Dr. Keipers, Dr. Lecours, Joanne Chisholm, the
awesome team at Montague Home Care, Palliative Care and Island EMS for
making sure Paul could comfortably spend his final days and pass away
peacefully at home.
The visitation will be held
at Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home on Thursday, October 17 from
4:00 to 7:00PM. A Prayer Service will be held privately with family by
personal request. The family thanks Father Raju for making such a
difficult time a bit easier. All donations in memory of Paul made to
his talented Special Olympian daughter, Amie Sullivan, would be
appreciated by the family.
They Say
There is a Reason.
They say there is a reason, They say
time will heal, But neither time nor reason, Will change the way I
feel, For no one knows the heartache, That lies behind our smiles, No
one knows how many times, We have broken down and cried, We want to
tell you something, So there won’t be any doubt,
You’re so wonderful to think of, But so hard to be
without.
19542019
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Michael Paul Sullivan 19542019..
ferguson-logan Montague funeral home
Décès pour la Ville: Montague, Province: I-P-E