Sad Tidings yet another Red Lion has passed.

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It is my sad duty to inform our Brothers that another Red Lion has passed on.

Larry L Sullivan passed away 14 September 2007.

From the Orange County Register:

Sullivan, Larry L., age 61,of Tustin, died Sept. 14, 2007. He survived by his ex wife, Mary Jean Sullivan; son, Chad Sullivan; daughters, Gina Plichta, Lori Sullivan, and April Sullivan; 1 granddaughter; sister, Bonnie Trobaugh, and brother, Roger Sullivan. Services will he held at Shannon Bryan Mortuary, Orange, CA, Friday, 9/21/2007 at 12 noon, with burial to follow at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery Orange, CA. Shannon Bryan Mortuary

You can visit his the guest book here: http://www.legacy.com/OrangeCounty/G...sonID=94828354

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[SIZE="3"]Today sent to myself and John Van Nortwick, October 3, 2007:

[SIZE="3"] Dear Brook/John,
I hope this message reaches both of or one of you, and you are able to contact me back.
My dad, Larry Sullivan, passed away 2 1/2 weeks ago, and I wanted to let you know how pleased I was to see that his name has already been mentioned in your \"obituary\" section of the HMM-363 site.
I have been negligent at work today, only because I have been looking through this website and wanted to express to you how wonderful it has been to look through the different messages that have been posted, and really get a feel for the sense of brotherhood my dad was so proud to be a part of.
Although we understood why he didn\'t talk much about Viet Nam, he was still always very proud to have fought for his country and certainly proud to be a Marine. Myself and my brother and sisters, always have been and continue to be proud of him.
I was wondering if anyone might be able to share any interesting, if not funny stories about my dad, if that\'s even possible. I would love to know more about him and I think it might even help my grieving, as I don\'t believe I\'ve entered the \"grieving phase\" yet. I\'m in denial still, and it feels as though we\'re just waiting for him to come home from work.
I miss him dearly and hope that this isn\'t a whole bunch to ask. I\'m not sure that either one of you knew him very well, but perhaps someone out there does and wouldn\'t mind dropping me a few lines. I would love to share some of your memories of him with my brother and my sisters, again, if only possible.
Thanks so much for listening and I hope you all are well.
Very truly yours,
Gina (Sullivan) Plichta[/SIZE]

For those that would rather contact Gina directly, contact me for her email address or I can send your responses to her if you do not wish to relate them as replies to this thread.[/SIZE]