Thomas F. Sullivan

A funeral liturgy for Thomas F. Sullivan of Easton will be celebrated at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Easton on Saturday, March 17, 2000 at 1 PM. He died on March 13, 2001 following a long battle with prostate cancer. He was 69. Born on October 4, 1931 in Flushing, New York, he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Ellen Foley Sullivan. He graduated from Flushing High School in 1949, Fordham University in 1954 with a B.S. in Business Administration and Officer Candidate School at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut, in 1957. His career in the water well contracting industry in New York, New Jersey and Maryland, began in 1954. He was recognized as a leading expert in the construction and rehabilitation of large diameter, high capacity coastal plain wells for municipalities and industry. He retired in 1986 as Vice President and General Manager of Layne (NY), the second largest water well contracting company in the U.S. In 1988 he accepted a position as senior consultant with Earth Data Inc. of St. Michaels, MD, a ground water and environmental consulting firm. He was the Company''s specialist for clients, municipal and industrial who used ground water as a primary source of water. He retired from full time consulting in 1995 but remained active with earth data on a part time basis until his death. He held Master Well Drillers licenses in Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and New York. He qualified as a Master Well Contractor in the National Ground Water Association. He was a member of the NGWA, Maryland/Delaware Well Drillers Association, past member of the AWWA Long Island Water Conference, serving as treasurer from 1975 to 1978 and the Ground Water Conference of Long Island, serving as President from 1976 to 1983. He enlisted in the US Coast Guard in February 1951 and actively participated in the Reserve Program until he was called to active duty in August 1956. He was released from active duty in October 1957, returning to active Reserve participation at that time. Throughout his long career in the USCGR he served as Commanding Officer of several Reserve units on Long Island and was responsible for inspecting and reporting on operations between Burlington, Vermont and Sewars, Delaware. He retired from the Coast Guard Reserves with the rank of CAPT in May of 1979 after 28 years of active participation. He was a member of the Reserve Officers Association New York, Vice President for Navy from 1966 to 1967 and a member of the New York Coast Guard Chapter #70, serving as President from 1972-1973 and the Retired Officers Association. He was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, the Talbot Country Club serving on the Board of Governors from 1996 to 1999, and a member of the Knights of Columbus in New York and Maryland. Mr. Sullivan is survived by his wife, the former Catherine Drum, whom he married April 28, 1956; two daughters, Coleen Sullivan Weissman of Colts Neck, New Jersey and Sheila Sullivan of Portland, Maine; two grandchildren, Kevin and Meaghan Weissman; three sisters, Mary Krayer of Radford, Virginia, Joan Kosnik of Harrisonburg, Virginia and Sheila Stangel of South Hampton, New York. Another sister, Frances Sullivan is deceased. Friends may call at Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, Easton on Friday, March 16 from 7 to 9 PM. Burial will be at Oxford Cemetery, Oxford, MD. Memorial donations may be made to Talbot Hospice Foundation, 586 Cynwood Dr., Easton, MD 21601

Thomas F. Sullivan

March 17, 2001