John L. Sullivan age 61 years, of East Amwell Township, NJ, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, in the arms of his beloved Susan, after a valiant battle against cancer.
John is the seventh son of Joseph (dec’d) and Eileen Sullivan, and one of 8 siblings: Joseph Jr. (Ruth – dec’d), Kevin (Haidee), James (Pat), Brian (Hildred), Dennis (Cindy), Martin (Karen), and Maureen.
In addition to his loving mother and siblings, John is also survived by his uncle, Kevin Conroy and his aunt, Nancy Devlin.
John, also known as “UJ”, excelled as the treasured uncle and confidant to Joe, Ruth, Lauren, Sean, Taegh, Patrick, Bridget, Dan, Ryan, and Shane Sullivan, and Alyssa and Gregory Bove.
John graduated from Ursinus College and, until his recent disability, John had a successful management career at AT&T. John was the “go to” guy for anything travel, gardening, hiking, photography, household relocation or college drop-off.
A proud firefighter with the Sergeantsville Volunteer Fire Company, Station 47, John was honored as “Firefighter of the Year” in 2019, and also served as the department’s Assistant Treasurer.
John was a larger than life, tireless personality, whose focus was always on what he could do for family and friends.
John will be especially missed by Susan’s family: parents, Tom and Carol; siblings, Jason (Kerri), Josh, and Steve as well as the WDF (Whole Damn Family), of which he was a beloved member.
A Mass of Christian Burial officiated by Rev. Matthew Marinelli will take place on Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Magdalen Church, 105 Mine Street, Flemington, NJ, under the care and direction of Wright & Ford Family Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 38 State Highway 31, Flemington, NJ.
Everyone is kindly asked to meet directly at the Church on Wednesday beginning at 9:40 a.m., and to follow the instructions of the Wright & Ford Care Team Family Ambassadors upon arrival.
If you are unable to attend Mass in-person, the service will be live-streamed beginning at 9:45 a.m.
Burial in the family plot will take place following mass at St. Denis Cemetery, 301 East Eagle Road, Havertown, PA 19082. All are welcome at the interment and directions will be available after mass to everyone present. If you are meeting directly at the cemetery, please do NOT go to the gravesite, but rather wait for the funeral cortege by the main entrance and proceed in with them. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
You are encouraged to visit John’s permanent life celebration site at www.wrightfamily.com to light a candle of hope, leave messages of condolence, share words of comfort and recollection, and post photographs of his life.
Memorial contributions in his honor may be made to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for rare cancer research, via mail to 633 Third Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10017, or online by clicking HERE. Please specify donations are in memory of John Sullivan. Any and all contributions are greatly appreciated by the family.
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