Edmund J. Sullivan died at his home in Hampton Bays on September 19. He was 85.
Mr. Sullivan was born on October 2, 1929, to Edmund and Johanna Sullivan of Jackson Heights. He had a long career with the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators Local 12, located in Long Island City, retiring in 1986. During his last 12 years with IAHFI, he served as a foreman at the Astoria Power Plant.
Mr. Sullivan also worked for the Town of Southampton in the assessors office for many years.
Survivors said that his greatest love was basketball. He played for the United States Army of Occupation team while he served in Germany during the Korean War in the Quarter Master Corps and coached young athletes in Commack at Christ the King Youth Basketball from the 1960s for more than 10 years. Hundreds of children, as well as his own and their children, learned the game’s strategy and skills from his passion for the sport.
Mr. Sullivan is survived by his wife of 28 years, Sandy Barkas Sullivan; and a brother, Father John Sullivan, a Maryknoll priest, located in Ossining. He is also survived by four children, Robert Sullivan and wife Darlene of Florida, Jeanne Dunn and husband Matt of Huntington Station, Joan Soden of Florida, and Paul Sullivan and wife Linda of Hampton Bays; grandchildren, Katelyn, Natalie, Emma, Jillian, Amanda, Sean and Jennifer; and great-granddaughter, Skyler.
A memorial Mass will be held on Monday, October 5, at 1 p.m. at the Church of St. Rosalie. Burial will be at Calverton National Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to East End Hospice, Box 1024, Westhampton Beach, NY 11978.
on Sep 21, 2015