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SULLIVAN -- Mary Davitt Sullivan, better known to friends and family as "Molly" Sullivan, passed away on Monday, June 1, 2009 just six weeks short of her 101st birthday. She is survived by her three sons, Jeremiah Sullivan and wife Maureen of Round Rock, TX, James Sullivan and wife Sonia of St. Louis, MO, Donald Sullivan and wife Barbara of Albuquerque, NM, her eight grandchildren, Kathleen, Jeremiah, James, Heather, Shannon, Sean, Leslie and Brandon, her three great-grandchildren, Maureen, Timmy, and Gabriela, as well as her siblings Sheila Gallagher and Michael Davitt of Palenville, NY and Nora Lynam and Anthony Davitt of County Mayo, Ireland and numerous nieces and nephews. Molly was born on July 12, 1908, on the family farm in Belmullet, County Mayo, Ireland. She was the second oldest of the twelve Davitt children. She left Ireland on her 18th birthday and sailed on the S. S. Franconia to New York where she worked for many years as a maternity nurse. Molly married her husband, Jeremiah Sullivan, in 1946. They spent 44 years together in NY before his death in 1990. Molly moved to Albuquerque on Mother's Day in 2002. She has been known over the years for her quick wit and wonderful sense of humor. She spent the last four and a half years of her life living with her many new friends at Las Colinas Retirement Home in Albuquerque. In her honor a "Celebration of Life" memorial for Molly will be held this Saturday, June 6, 2009 from 2 to 3 at Las Colinas at 500 Paisano NE. For directions, please call Las Colinas at (505) 291-0600. Molly's Funeral Mass and Burial will take place at St. Peter's RC Church in Haverstraw, NY on June 20, 2009. Arrangements are being handled by GM Holt Funeral Home - 845-429-2159. Please visit our online guestbook for Molly at RememberTheirStory.com French 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE (505) 275-3500
        Published on: Fri June 05, 2009