John W. Sullivan, family man, devoted friend
John W. Sullivan 65, of Aberdeen, Md., passed away suddenly at his retirement home in Delaware May 19, 2020. John was the eldest of three siblings, born Nov. 22, 1954, son of the late Albert (Slim) Sullivan and Dorothy (Grace) Sullivan.
He graduated from Aberdeen High School in 1973. In 1983 he married Linda Sullivan (Gearin). He worked for Cytec Engineering in Havre de Grace, Md. In 2016 he retired after 46 dedicated years. He made many lifelong friends at Cytec; he worked numerous hours of overtime and his coworkers became his second family. They blessed him with many nicknames, Boom and Sully, to mention a few. He was loved and respected by all of them.
John had many and varied hobbies. After work three times a week he faithfully joined his buddies, lifting weights in the Hole in Aberdeen and competed in many powerlifting events, and always went home with a trophy and many great memories. He competed in the World Natural Powerlifting Federation; his best completion bench press was 424 pounds. John was a huge NASCAR fan; his favorite drivers were the Earnhardts and Kyle Larson. He was a steadfast Miami Dolphins fan, losing bets every year to his two best friends. He loved Johnny Cash, Hank Sr., the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. He was a Trump fan through and through. John loved going on long trips on his Harley. He enjoyed woodworking and learned to make a pie safe and then dovetail boxes. He showed his love by gifting them to his friends and family and donated one every year to the SCV. John was a lieutenant commander in the Delaware Grays Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans. He was honored to march in the Gettysburg Remembrance Day parade every year; he went on reenactments, visited many Civil War battlegrounds and monuments. He loved to: travel, have parties, hang out in his pole barn (mancave) with many of his cherished friends and wife. He was very proud of his retirement home and loved living in the country. He enjoyed cooking and loved to eat.
But John’s main passion was hanging out with his family. He loved telling stories of his past to his grandson Eros and preached to him lifelong lessons. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, friend and neighbor.
He was a loyal and trustworthy man. Always willing and eager to help anyone he could. He was loved by many and will be genuinely missed by all who knew him.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, Lewes.
Please visit Mr. Sullivan’s Life Memorial Webpage and sign his online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.