Please Pray for the Repose of the Soul of Joseph T. Sullivan

Sullivan, T. Joseph, age 91, of Carmel, NY, formerly of Hawthorne, NY, died July 30, 2015 in Montrose, NY.Joe was born on March 8, 1924 in Providence, RI to John and Mary (McKenna) Sullivan. He was one of seven children. He attended LaSalle Academy in Providence, received a Bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University and a Masters from the University of Bridgeport. He proudly served in the Navy during WWII.

Joe was previously deceased by Bernadette O’Brien, the love of his life, who he married in 1951 in White Plains, NY.

Coach Sullivan began his career at Archbishop Stepinac High School in 1949. Over the years he coached several sports but football was his greatest passion. He also held the positions of Athletic Director and Head of the Physical Education Department. He retired in 1987 after 38 years at the school.

It was easily understood why Joseph enjoyed sports of all kinds with his years of involvement as a coach. It was his family, however, that was paramount in his life.

Joe is survived by his four children, Janet and Bob Girgus of Mt. Kisco, NY, Gail and Richard Bennett of Carmel, NY, Neil Sullivan of Mt. Kisco, NY and Brian and Emily Sullivan of Southbury, CT. Also four grandchildren, Joseph, Lauren, Nicholas and Matthew.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Thursday, August 6, 2015 10:00am at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Carmel, NY. A private cremation was held earlier and interment of the ashes will take place in St. Sylvia’s Cemetery in Tivoli, NY at a later date. Friends may call at the Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Ave. Brewster on Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm.www.beecherfuneral home.com.

Contributions in Mr. Sullivan’s memory may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142 or a children’s charity of one’s choice.