Obituary of Richard Sullivan

Richard Sullivan, 77, died on January 3, 2012. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Barbara Ann Schiebel and his children: Chad, Bart and Elan. Richard was predeceased by his youngest son, Marc, in 2005. He is also survived by Bart's wife, Jennifer Kelly Sullivan and their three children: Eamon, Grace and Sean, and by Elan and Will Briggs' infant, Ambrose. Richard was the seventh born of eleven children of Thomas and Margaret Sullivan of Brooklyn, NY. Upon graduation from St. John's University in 1956 he entered the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, a Missionary Congregation. Leaving the Oblates in 1968, he married Barbara Ann Schiebel, a former Sister of St. Joseph. She and the family she brought forth replaced the loneliness of the priesthood with the deepest love, friendship and happiness for which one could hope. In business, Richard enjoyed a career in Association Management in the food industry where he quickly came to respect the integrity of the companies in the food industry. Serving those companies was not work. It was pleasure. He retired as President of the Association of Food Industries, Inc. in 2002 and embarked on a new career: teaching the Catholic religion to youngsters, visiting the sick and befriending those in prison. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent in Richard's memory to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Visiting at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524), Freehold Township on Friday, January 6, 2012 from 2:00 to 4:00 & 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his 10:00 AM funeral mass on January 7, 2012 at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, 61 Georgia Road, Freehold. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Mr. Sullivan's memory to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. For information, directions or condolence messages to the family, visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com.