GEORGIA SHORE - Melissa McGinn Sullivan, 35, died unexpectedly in her sleep Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003. She was born in Maddison Heights, Mich., on June 1, 1968, the much loved daughter of E. Michael and Joanne (Benoit) McGinn.
Melissa graduated from Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans, in 1986, where she excelled in basketball under the coaching and loving care of Jim Bashaw. She furthered her education and basketball experience at Merrimack College in Andover, Mass., upgrading to a full scholarship through dedication and hard work in basketball. She earned a degree in sociology in 1990. She married Richard F. Sullivan Jr. on Aug. 22, 1992, and they resided in Haverhill, Mass., until Mr. Sullivan's demise Aug. 6, 1996.
She then returned to Vermont and became office manager for McGuel's Irish Burro Cafe in St. Albans and was planning to open a market for her famous PEPPER JELLY recipe. She was a communicant of Holy Angels parish. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening and making her PEPPER JELLY. Melissa was an extremely devoted mother to her two sons, Michael Paul, 10, and Joseph Edward Sullivan, 8.
Besides her sons, she is survived by her loving parents, E. Michael and Joanne McGinn of Georgia; her sister, Megan McGinn and her husband, Nathan Patenaude; her brother Matthew and his wife, Jennifer McGinn; two nieces, Malone Erin and Maren Elizabeth McGinn, all of St. Albans; her father-in-law, Richard F. Sullivan Sr. of Haverhill, Mass.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her brother, Michael Edward McGinn on March 23, 1991; her maternal grandparents, Omer and Lucille Benoit; paternal grandparents Edward and Gladys McGinn; and her mother-in-law, Irene Sullivan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. in Holy Angels Church. Friends may call at the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., St. Albans, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Interment will be in the McGinn family lot in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard F. Sullivan Jr. and Melissa McGinn Sullivan Memorial Trust for Michael Paul Sullivan and Joseph Edward Sullivan, P.O. Box 932, St. Albans, Vt. 05478.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home, St. Albans.
Melissa graduated from Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans, in 1986, where she excelled in basketball under the coaching and loving care of Jim Bashaw. She furthered her education and basketball experience at Merrimack College in Andover, Mass., upgrading to a full scholarship through dedication and hard work in basketball. She earned a degree in sociology in 1990. She married Richard F. Sullivan Jr. on Aug. 22, 1992, and they resided in Haverhill, Mass., until Mr. Sullivan's demise Aug. 6, 1996.
She then returned to Vermont and became office manager for McGuel's Irish Burro Cafe in St. Albans and was planning to open a market for her famous PEPPER JELLY recipe. She was a communicant of Holy Angels parish. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening and making her PEPPER JELLY. Melissa was an extremely devoted mother to her two sons, Michael Paul, 10, and Joseph Edward Sullivan, 8.
Besides her sons, she is survived by her loving parents, E. Michael and Joanne McGinn of Georgia; her sister, Megan McGinn and her husband, Nathan Patenaude; her brother Matthew and his wife, Jennifer McGinn; two nieces, Malone Erin and Maren Elizabeth McGinn, all of St. Albans; her father-in-law, Richard F. Sullivan Sr. of Haverhill, Mass.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her brother, Michael Edward McGinn on March 23, 1991; her maternal grandparents, Omer and Lucille Benoit; paternal grandparents Edward and Gladys McGinn; and her mother-in-law, Irene Sullivan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. in Holy Angels Church. Friends may call at the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., St. Albans, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Interment will be in the McGinn family lot in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard F. Sullivan Jr. and Melissa McGinn Sullivan Memorial Trust for Michael Paul Sullivan and Joseph Edward Sullivan, P.O. Box 932, St. Albans, Vt. 05478.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home, St. Albans.
GEORGIA SHORE - Melissa McGinn Sullivan, 35, died unexpectedly in her sleep Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003. She was born in Maddison Heights, Mich., on June 1, 1968, the much loved daughter of E. Michael and Joanne (Benoit) McGinn.
Melissa graduated from Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans, in 1986, where she excelled in basketball under the coaching and loving care of Jim Bashaw. She furthered her education and basketball experience at Merrimack College in Andover, Mass., upgrading to a full scholarship through dedication and hard work in basketball. She earned a degree in sociology in 1990. She married Richard F. Sullivan Jr. on Aug. 22, 1992, and they resided in Haverhill, Mass., until Mr. Sullivan's demise Aug. 6, 1996.
She then returned to Vermont and became office manager for McGuel's Irish Burro Cafe in St. Albans and was planning to open a market for her famous PEPPER JELLY recipe. She was a communicant of Holy Angels parish. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening and making her PEPPER JELLY. Melissa was an extremely devoted mother to her two sons, Michael Paul, 10, and Joseph Edward Sullivan, 8.
Besides her sons, she is survived by her loving parents, E. Michael and Joanne McGinn of Georgia; her sister, Megan McGinn and her husband, Nathan Patenaude; her brother Matthew and his wife, Jennifer McGinn; two nieces, Malone Erin and Maren Elizabeth McGinn, all of St. Albans; her father-in-law, Richard F. Sullivan Sr. of Haverhill, Mass.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her brother, Michael Edward McGinn on March 23, 1991; her maternal grandparents, Omer and Lucille Benoit; paternal grandparents Edward and Gladys McGinn; and her mother-in-law, Irene Sullivan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. in Holy Angels Church. Friends may call at the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., St. Albans, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Interment will be in the McGinn family lot in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard F. Sullivan Jr. and Melissa McGinn Sullivan Memorial Trust for Michael Paul Sullivan and Joseph Edward Sullivan, P.O. Box 932, St. Albans, Vt. 05478.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home, St. Albans.
Melissa graduated from Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans, in 1986, where she excelled in basketball under the coaching and loving care of Jim Bashaw. She furthered her education and basketball experience at Merrimack College in Andover, Mass., upgrading to a full scholarship through dedication and hard work in basketball. She earned a degree in sociology in 1990. She married Richard F. Sullivan Jr. on Aug. 22, 1992, and they resided in Haverhill, Mass., until Mr. Sullivan's demise Aug. 6, 1996.
She then returned to Vermont and became office manager for McGuel's Irish Burro Cafe in St. Albans and was planning to open a market for her famous PEPPER JELLY recipe. She was a communicant of Holy Angels parish. She enjoyed knitting, crocheting, gardening and making her PEPPER JELLY. Melissa was an extremely devoted mother to her two sons, Michael Paul, 10, and Joseph Edward Sullivan, 8.
Besides her sons, she is survived by her loving parents, E. Michael and Joanne McGinn of Georgia; her sister, Megan McGinn and her husband, Nathan Patenaude; her brother Matthew and his wife, Jennifer McGinn; two nieces, Malone Erin and Maren Elizabeth McGinn, all of St. Albans; her father-in-law, Richard F. Sullivan Sr. of Haverhill, Mass.; and many aunts, uncles and cousins. Besides her husband, she was predeceased by her brother, Michael Edward McGinn on March 23, 1991; her maternal grandparents, Omer and Lucille Benoit; paternal grandparents Edward and Gladys McGinn; and her mother-in-law, Irene Sullivan.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, Sept. 15, at 11 a.m. in Holy Angels Church. Friends may call at the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home, 86 South Main St., St. Albans, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Interment will be in the McGinn family lot in Mount Calvary Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard F. Sullivan Jr. and Melissa McGinn Sullivan Memorial Trust for Michael Paul Sullivan and Joseph Edward Sullivan, P.O. Box 932, St. Albans, Vt. 05478.
Arrangements are entrusted to the Brady & Levesque Funeral Home, St. Albans.
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