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George Sullivan Obituary
Retired Naval Commander and former U.S. diplomat George Thomas Sullivan died peacefully on Sunday, May 26th in Berkeley, California after a long battle with cancer. An alumnus of Santa Clara and Stanford universities, George also had a successful career in Information Security, working for Sun Microsystems and Visa International during his post-Navy years. Born in Pasadena, California on January 15, 1944 to George and Mary Sullivan, he is survived by his beloved wife of forty-four years, Jolanda, their five daughters, nine grandchildren, and a sister. George left his mark in the East Bay as a hep tenor saxophone player for local swing band "Class Act." He enjoyed sailing his boat with family on the San Francisco Bay and was a devoted parishioner and Eucharistic minister at Saint Mary Magdalen Dominican Parish in Berkeley. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved him. A funeral service will be held at the parish, please call 510-234-2012 for further details. Donations can be made in his memory directly to the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation to further lung cancer research.
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Rich "Hap" Happoldt
June 4, 2013
God Bless, George. Far to early in life..but you'll have great company up there with the other class of '65 Broncos who have gone before you. Gone but not forgotten !
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Kevin O'Neill
June 1, 2013
Sorry to hear about George's passing. I knew George from Visa. A great person to work with. He brought his sax to perform during a lunch time concert (didn't know he played). For a Department outing at Angel Island he sailed his boat over (bringing some Visa friends with him). Appreciated his knowledge and counsel over the years. But mainly he was just a really good guy!
Kim Bailey
May 30, 2013
George was a wonderful man - full of wisdom, compassion and joy. He will be greatly missed as he touched many lives. Our family offers our deepest condolences to his beloved wife, daughters, grand children and all others who knew and loved him.
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