Louis B. "Lou" Sullivan

Lou Sullivan was a wonderful friend. I met him in the 60´s when he got his sailboat "Blue Water". In addition to being a fine , generous person, he was also a perfect gentleman. I remember once bumping into him as he dashed over to open the door for me to get out of his car. He was also an excellent cook and host . He was a one of a kind. I feel so lucky to have known him. I last visited him at his ranch just before he died while driving back from Ashland. RIP Louie, you will never be...

Wonderful memories of summer in 1949:) So glad to know he and Jim had long , happy successful lives , during the best of times. Our generation was the lucky one, all things considered. Prayers for a future as fortunate for this generation.

Lou Sullivan was a kind and loyal gentelman that I am grateful to have known all my life. He was "Uncle Lou" to me and my brothers and sisters, and a devoted freind to my father Jim Sanders and my mother Mary Sanders. His sailing trips in the San Francisco Bay were simply amazing, sometimes frightening but always an adventure, particularly when he let us little ones take turns at the wheel. We did not get to see him much after he moved to Cottenwood, but I remember how excited we all were...

We always called my Dad's business partner "Uncle Lou" as he treated us 5 kids like family. He was generous, gracious, and charming. I was fortunate to bring my kids to his ranch several years ago and he proudly gave us a jeep tour of his herd of cattle. I have many wonderful memories of Uncle Lou since my childhood. Leslie Sanders Connell

Lou & I met as new cadets at New Mexico Military Institute in 1941 when we were just 15 years old, and our life-long friendship began. We served in different branches of the Armed Services in WW II. After the war, we traveled to Europe on a freighter & had the "grand tour" with many memorable experiences.

We attended Stanford University together & formed our business partnership, Sanders & Sullivan Insurance Brokerage, in 1951. This wonderful partnership lasted for 27 years...

Lou Sullivan was a great neighbor to our family in San Jose. We lived around the corner from him. My Dad was a colleaque of Lou's in the insurance business. When Lou built a beautiful swimming pool and pool house, he offered the use of it to our family. We had many happy times enjoying his generous offer, and getting to know his Mother and occasionally having a visit with him. We found him to be an exceptionally kind and thoughtful person and missed him when he moved to his ranch.
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It must have been the early 60's when I first met Lou Sullivan. He had a black sailboat named "Valencia." Chan Chrisman suggested that he contact my husband, Warwick Tompkins, as he wanted to make some changes to improve the boat's sailing performance. That was the start of a friendship which has lasted approximately 50 years. I don't think there is anyone I admired more than Lou Sullivan. It seemed to me that he had every virtue, every positive human quality. He was generous and kind,...

Lou Sullivan will be remembered as a wonderful, thoughtful neighbor and friend. His was greatly loved and cared for by his Rosewood family. Sue