Edward F Sullivan

Edward Sullivan passed away on Saturday July 22, 2023, at Seabrook Village, Tinton Falls NJ. Ed was born in the Bronx on April 16, 1931, the son of Edward and Elizabeth Sullivan who emigrated from Ireland. He is a graduate of Regis High School and the University of Notre Dame where he was commissioned as Ensign, US Navy. He married Barbara Hayden, RN in 1954. The couple lived in Norfolk and Maryland, moved to Livingston NJ and raised six children – Mary Courtien, Thomas, Barbara Ann Haines, James, Michael and Edward – then moved to Morristown and Tinton Falls. After serving with the Navy Amphibious Construction Battalion 2, Ed was a Construction Engineer on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. As a Civil Engineer he worked on projects in Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Turkey and Libya. Ed managed transportation planning for metropolitan regions: DC, Maryland and Virginia; New York, New Jersey and Connecticut; and Ohio and Kentucky. He implemented computerized transportation system networks and initiated the I-295 Exclusive Bus Lane and Automatic Bus Identification – precursor to E-ZPass Automatic Vehicle Identification. Ed conducted studies of Staten Island Bridges leading to construction of the new Goethals Bridge, then planned Bus/HOV lanes on Staten Island Expressway, Verrazano Bridge and Gowanus Expressway. He directled Quality Management for URS and AECOM on engineering, architectural projects and construction management in New York and New Jersey. A member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, he served on local and national committees. For the Transportation Research Board, he served on a committee and council. In Livingston, Ed served on the Planning Board and Town Council and as Mayor. Together with Barbara, Ed enjoyed: camping with family in New York and across the US; family vacations in Rehoboth Beach; cruises in Europe and Alaska; touring Hawaii, Hong Kong and Australia; St. Philomena choir trips to Italy, Austria, Ireland and Portugal; and, with friends, visiting National Parks, across Canada by rail, and Caribbean islands and Mexico in the winter. He particularly enjoyed SCUBA diving in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Mexico, Mediterranean, Hawaii and Great Barrier Reef. As a Notre Dame student, Ed was Manager of the Basketball team. As an alumnus, he was an enthusiastic supporter, and served as Vice-President of his Class. Active in local ND alumni clubs, he co-chaired the Hesburgh Lecture Series for the ND Jersey Shore Club. Ed was in the running every year for the Number “1” NJ fan of ND Football and all “Fighting Irish” sports. An active resident of Seabrook Village, Ed co-chaired the Catholic Council and Garden Club. Ed is survived by his wife, Barbara; daughter Mary and her husband Raymond Courtien of Summit and Point Pleasant Beach, and their sons Andrew and Peter of Brooklyn; son Thomas and his wife Cathy of Martinsville, and their daughter Maria of Boston and Thomas of Hoboken; daughter Barbara Ann and her husband Robert of Millsboro, DE and their daughters Nicole of Bradley Beach, Julia of Union Beach and son Davis of Union Beach: son James and his wife Mary of Branchburg, and their son Timothy of the District of Columbia and daughters Katie Cuttitta of Hoboken, Chrissy of Hoboken and Maura of Stamford, CT; son Michael and his wife Sandy of Livingston, and their sons Ryan of Morristown, Sean and Dillion of Melbourne, FL and daughter Jaclyn of New York: son Edward and his wife Melissa of Scotch Plains, and their daughters Alex Carabba of Point Pleasant and Michaela of Philadelphia. All services are private at the request of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Catholic Charities or your favorite charity.

Edward F Sullivan

April 16, 1931 - July 22, 2023