Julianne Sullivan

July 23, 1932 - January 18, 2019

One of the most decent and generous souls departed us recently. Born in West Hartford on July 23, 1932 to Jim and Anna May Brennan, Julianne attended St. Thomas the Apostle School and was in its first graduating class. She then attended Mount St. Joseph’s Academy, also known as “The Mount.” She lived on Burr Street in West Hartford with her parents and her brother Jim all of whom have predeceased her. While at The Mount and through her brother Jim, she met Walter (“Walt”) Sullivan, the love of her life. After she had graduated from St. Joseph’s College with a degree in Early Childhood Education, they got married, and remained married for 64 years. Theirs was a love of incredible depth and mutual admiration, and together they lovingly raised six children. Julianne had the most beautiful blue eyes. She was sweet, kind, and generous to everyone. She saw the best in everyone, especially her family and friends. She was a wonderful listener, and often listened to the woes of her children when they encountered difficulties and were down. She had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to laugh. She loved to talk, and was known to leave her characteristic long meandering voice messages. Julianne taught briefly at Kingswood Oxford. She then started a family with Walt and that was more than a full time job, the family growing up on Hickory Hill Road in New Britain. She was active in sports and was a tennis instructor. She won tennis tournaments at her beloved Black Point in Niantic Connecticut. She was active in the community volunteering at the Red Cross, serving on the boards and committees of the New Britain General Hospital, Habitat for Humanity, the American Cancer Society, and the New Britain Garden Club. She was the founder of the Book Club at Vero Beach, Florida, where she and Walt enjoyed their retirement for many years. Julianne is survived by her husband Walter D. Sullivan, her daughter Jill Coscarelli, and her four children and three granddaughters, her son Walter D. Sullivan III “Tripp” and his wife Karla, and their four sons and a granddaughter, her daughter Lee Randall, and her two sons, Mary Kate Sullivan and her three daughters, and her husband David Pappalardo, her son Jamie and his wife Elizabeth, and their three children, and daughter Carrie Lynch and her two daughters. Julianne adored her family, and they adored her. She was her family’s hero, and as they say about fallen heroes, “you are gone but never forgotten.” She will certainly never be forgotten. Funeral services will be Thursday, beginning with visitation from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at the Molloy Funeral Home, 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, a Mass of Christian Burial will Celebrated at 10:00 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 872 Farmington Ave. West Hartford. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery in New Britain. Directions and online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com