Michael Cullinan

CULLINAN, Michael J., 88, passed away on Friday, April 30, 2010 at his home in Richmond, Va. after a year-long battle with Leukemia. Mike was a lifelong Richmond resident, World War II veteran, and retired general foreman of the United States Postal Service (1949-1976). He was a loving son and brother and was preceded in death by his parents, John J. and Annie G. Cullinan, and his brother, John J. Cullinan Jr. He is survived by his loving nephew, John J. Cullinan III and his wife, Carol; grandniece, Nan G. Balderson and her husband, Craig, and their precious daughter, Layne; and grandnephew, James H. Godwin III and his wife, Carole, and their precious daughter, Jamie. Mike was a life member of Richmond Lodge #45 BPO Elks (1946-2010) and life member of Tuckahoe Lodge # 1163 Loyal Order of Moose, 300 Club (1978-2010). Anyone who knew and loved Mike like his family did, knows that he is now happily playing and winning at craps in that great casino in the sky, regaling all around him with humorous stories, while picking the winning horse at the 2010 Kentucky Derby. The family will receive friends 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Bliley's - Staples Mill, 8510 Staples Mill Road. Interment private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Mike to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tenn. 38105.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.