SULLIVAN, Michael “Paul”

February 01, 1954 – October 10, 2019 – 65 Years

After a fleeting but courageous battle with cancer, Paul died peacefully at home surrounded by family. Paul was a kind, patient and loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, teacher, mentor and coach to many people throughout his life. Paul was born in Montague, PE to his parents; father Arthur Eugene Sullivan and mother Mary Margaret (MacIntyre) Sullivan, who predeceased him. Paul grew up in a large, community minded, baseball playing and loving family with 5 sisters and 4 brothers; Mary Clarkin (deceased) (Leo Clarkin) – Ottawa, ON, Geraldine Herbert (deceased) (Harvey Herbert, deceased) - Houston, TX, James Sullivan (deceased) Montague, PE, Roland Sullivan (deceased) (Elaine Sullivan, deceased) – Cornwall, PE, Carlie Leclair (Don Leclair) - Sherwood, PE, Maureen SullivanTaylor (Robert Taylor) – Charlottetown, PE, John Sullivan (Helena Sullivan) – Montague, PE, William “Bill” Sullivan (Cathy Douglas-Schaerer) – North Vancouver, BC, and Jane Sullivan Adam (Dave Adam) – Edmonton, AB and Tamarindo, Costa Rica. Paul was also deeply loved and will be forever missed by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Paul excelled in athletics and graduated in 1976 from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, NB with a Bachelor of Physical Education (Honours). Paul married his classmate Marian Sullivan (Wells) on July 14, 1979 in Montreal, QC. Shortly after graduation, they relocated to Montague, PE where Paul accepted a position as a Teacher at Vernon River Consolidated School. Together and devoted to each other for over 40 years, Paul and Marian lived and raised their three children in Montague, PE. Paul was the wonderful and proud father of Amie Lee Sullivan – Montague, PE, Michelle Anne Scully (Joseph Scully) – Edmonton, AB and Houston, TX, and James Alan Sullivan (Michael Zimmerman) – Stratford, PE. Paul deeply loved and cherished his only granddaughter, Emma Scully and looked forward to their time together and FaceTime listening to Emma singing and story telling. Paul was a driven professional. In 1995, he completed a Masters in Education with honours from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, NS. Paul worked as both a Teacher and School Principal in Eastern PEI for over 30 years. Paul previously served as a Town Councillor for the Town of Montague and was involved in the re-development of Montague’s waterfront. In 2002, Paul was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. The medal, created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the ascension of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II to the throne, was awarded to Canadians who made outstanding and exemplary contributions to their communities or to Canada as a whole. The family would especially like to extend sincere thanks to Dr. Holland, Dr. Keipers, Dr. Lecours, Joanne Chisholm, the awesome team at Montague Home Care, Palliative Care and Island EMS for making sure Paul could comfortably spend his final days and pass away peacefully at home. The visitation will be held at Ferguson-Logan Montague Funeral Home on Thursday, October 17 from 4:00 to 7:00PM. A Prayer Service will be held privately with family by personal request. The family thanks Father Raju for making such a difficult time a bit easier. All donations in memory of Paul made to his talented Special Olympian daughter, Amie Sullivan, would be appreciated by the family. They Say There is a Reason. They say there is a reason, They say time will heal, But neither time nor reason, Will change the way I feel, For no one knows the heartache, That lies behind our smiles, No one knows how many times, We have broken down and cried, We want to tell you something, So there won’t be any doubt, You’re so wonderful to think of, But so hard to be without.