SULLIVAN, WILIAM J., 72, of Sandwich, Mass., formerly of Weymouth, passed away on Oct. 18, 2012. He was the loving spouse of Katherine Sullivan of Weymouth for 34 years, & father of Katherine Marie Sullivan, Christine S. Gorman & husband Thomas M. Gorman, & Margaret Morales & husband Jason Morales. Brother of Raymond F. Sullivan. Loving grandfather of Allie & Gabby Morales. He also leaves his loving pets that gave him much joy. In celebration of his life, Relatives & Friends are invited to attend a Funeral Mass at The Corpus Christi Parish, 324 Quaker Meeting House Road, Sandwich on Oct. 29 at 10:30 A.M. Mr. Sullivan is a retired pressman for The Boston Globe where he worked for more than 40 years. He was a corporal in the US Marines, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Lake Chaplain. His first deployment was to pick up the first US astronaut in space, Alan Shepard, when he splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean on May 5, 1961 after completing an orbit of the earth. Mr. Sullivan’s unit guarded Shepard’s capsule, Freedom 7, while on board the USS Lake Chaplain until it reached port & was turned over to NASA. Donations in his memory may be made to the McCarthy Care Center in Sandwich, Mass.
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