Jerry Sullivan
Marriages
Nora Sexton Sullivan - June 23, 1900
in St. Stephens church at Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 1 - August 19, 1927
DEATH OF JERRY SULLIVAN.
Pneumonia Claims Respected Citizen of Eagle--Was in Employ of Rio Grande Railroad for 33 Years.
The death of Jerry SULLIVAN came as a shock to this community, where he had lived and been respected for seventeen years. He had been sick but a week and had been taken to the Rio Grande hospital in Salida a few days before his death, which occurred last Friday, August 12.
Born in Monee, Cork County, Ireland, November 20, 1874, he migrated to the United States about 38 years ago, while still a young man. He first went to Detroit, Mich., and a few years later came west to Colorado, where he first entered the service of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad April 21, 1894. Twenty-nine years of that 33 years of service for one employer had been spent in Eagle county. For seven years he was at Red Cliff, when he was transferred to Gypsum. After five years as a foreman of track maintenance at the latter place, he was sent to Eagle, where he remained until the day of his death.
Mr. SULLIVAN was married to Miss Nora SEXTON in the St. Stephens church, at Glenwood Springs, Colo., June 23, 1900. To this marriage were born three children, who survive their father and mother--Misses Nora and Nellie SULLIVAN and Patrick SULLIVAN, all of whom live in Eagle. Mrs. SULLIVAN preceded her husband in death about two years ago.
The funeral services were held in Glenwood Springs Monday, August 15, conducted by Father J. P. CARRIGAN, of the Catholic church, of which the deceased was a devout member all his life. The body was laid to rest beside that of his beloved wife, in the Glenwood cemetery.
Besides the three children, of the near relatives, Mr. SULLIVAN is survived by two sisters, one of whom still lives in Ireland and the other in this country; four brothers, one of whom is a citizen of the United States, one living in Australia and the other two in the old country.
Jerry SULLIVAN was a kind and considerate husband and father, a loyal citizen of his adopted country and town, a faithful employee of the railroad for which he spent the best part of his life, and the universe has lost a splendid citizen in the passing of this good man.
