A visitation will be held on May 21, 2021 from 10-11:30 am at the funeral home, with services to follow. John will be laid to rest with full military rites at the Holy Cross Catholic cemetery immediately following mass. later he learned to turn the knob on a Playskool wind-up toy radio. As John would say, I think Ive said enough, its time to get back to work!. John Sullivan Obituary (1940 - 2021) - Bakersfield, CA - Bakersfield Let others know about your loved one's death. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023, http://www.diabetes.org. CANDLE HAS BEEN LIT CANDLES HAVE BEEN LIT, We are reviewing your submission. (87 years old), August 26, 1934 - Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery at 6601 West 111th St., Alsip. He was born May 14, 1944, in Jacksonville, IL; the son of James J. Sr. and Marjorie Cox Sullivan. Send a note, share a story or upload a photo. John was successful in expanding because he was an entrepreneur, a visionary man before his time, and an innovator of change. We fed him with a tube, a gavage as they taught us, because he didnt have a sucking reflex. Due to the pandemic, there will be a celebration of life announced at a later date. He loved aviation and would take Fiona and Lucy to the airport to watch planes take off on the weekends, she said. Online condolences may be sent to the family at reedfuneralhome.net. Birth, Marriage and Death Historical Record Collections at FamilySearch.org over 700 million records online, search birth, marriage and death certificate databases from the 1800s and 1900s Plant Trees. We tied a musical bluebird to his playpen, and pulled it for him at nap time, and after months he reached up and pulled it himself. All Rights Reserved. And he applauded the school bus when it rounded the corner a block away. Robert Egan dies at 74; prosecuted Killer Clown John Wayne Gacy, Where John Wayne Gacy buried the bodies, more; key sites tied to serial killer, Pirates star Dick Groat, who also played in NBA, dies at 92, Emmett Till accuser dies; Carolyn Bryant Donham was 88, How Jerry Springer delighted, infuriated Chicago, Jerry Springer, host of raucous Chicago-based talk show, dies at 79, Harry Belafonte was a major influence on his Chicago friends, they fondly recall, Harry Belafonte, groundbreaking activist and entertainer, dies at 96, The Edgar haircut is one more thing kids, parents can disagree on, Dear Abby: When I travel, friend checking my home also snoops through my things, Shoplifter stabs Loop Target employee, leading to store closure, The heart of labor is beating strong in Chicago and Illinois, Why were launching The Democracy Solutions Project, Opioid crisis cant be tackled without better pain management training for doctors, A workplace shouldnt be hazardous to anyones health.