- Date Of Birth: October 25, 1932
- Date Of Death: July 16, 2020
- State: Indiana
Patricia Elaine Sullivan peacefully passed away on July 16, 2020 at the home of her granddaughter, Christy Woodburn, with her only daughter, best friend and caregiver, Elaine Sullivan, by her side. Pat was born on October 25, 1932 to Helen and Aloysius Kennedy and raised in Walkerton, Indiana. Her only sibling and little sister, Carol Moon, resides in South Bend, Indiana.
After graduating from Walkerton Lincoln Township High School in 1950, she married, moved to Indianapolis and raised five children, Paul (Mary), Elaine, Mike (Peggy), Kevin (Angi) & Steve. Her former husband Tom preceded her in death, passing in 2010.
Pat was the definition of work ethic. She arrived early to work every day and took her first sick day from Western Electric after 22 years despite her children being on a first-name basis with the staff at Community East hospital emergency room. She continued her employment with AT&T and eventually retired from Community Health East as a switchboard operator.
Pat was a charter member of St. Simon parish and eventually became a Eucharistic minister. She volunteered for many years at the weekly bingo, the pizza booth at the parish’s annual festival, was a member of SDRC, a volunteer usher for IRT and crocheted many a blanket for Project Linus.
A regular at Murphy’s Steakhouse, she would accompany Elaine to work and loved the evenings with live piano music, a glass of red wine, her buttered carrots and chicken fingers. Pat played piano and organ and introduced her kids to the tunes of Rosemary Clooney, Herb Albert and the Tijuana Brass, Neil Diamond and Johnny Cash.
She was in the audience at as many of her own children’s and grandchildren’s games and school events as she could possibly attend. She loved crocheting, crossword puzzles, reading, watching CSI and Law and Order episodes, playing bingo and dancing.
Grandma Mamaw is survived by her five children, grandchildren, Brian (Sarah), Jeff, Christy Woodburn (Ty), Jessica Smith (Brad), Michael (Clare), Adam (Beth), Kaleb, Addison, Maereed (Gage), Boo, Amelia, Christian, Craig, Emily, eleven great-grandchildren and a half dozen canine companions, special shout-out to Petey Pie, her favorite lapdog.
