Happy Birthday, John!

Dear Hearts,

November 12th is the birthday of John Naime Herrington: son of Phillip and Ella; brother of Dee Dee, Joseph, Ruth, James, Anna, Agnes and Rose; grandson of Bob and Darlene and Eddie and Sylvia; cousin, nephew and friend to loads more lucky folks.

John is the third oldest of eight children and is a freshman at St. Mary's along with two siblings and several cousins. John is growing fast and can hold his own in any situation.

Happy birthday, John, and may you have 110 more healthy ones by the Aunt Joannie Sullivan Law of Longevity Aspiration of 2008.

God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.

Love,
Patty

God Bless Mary Fran

Dear Hearts,

November 12th is the birthday of Mary Frances Patricia Sullivan Merwin: daughter of Big Sully and Mary Claire; sister of Jim, John, Mike, Matt, Anne, Jerry, Margy and Patty; wife of Gary; mother of Joe, Kate, Luke and Maggie; grandmother of Ava, Henry, Elianah, Francesca and Inez; in-law, aunt and cousin of a big bunch; friend and trusted associate of hundreds.

She was larger than life in so many ways and everyone loved being with her. She was an educator, leader, friend, confident, seamstress, goofball, chef, facilitator, entertainer...she was the best.

Mary Fran fought brain cancer ferociously and, in the end, lived her final days with incredible grace and courage. We, her pack, her dear hearts, are lucky to have had her for over 60 years. Happy Birthday in heaven, beloved sister.

God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.

Love,
Patty

God Bless Mrs. Nau

Dear Hearts,

November 11th is the birthday of Patricia Pike McLoughlin Nau: wife of Donald "Mike," mother of Nancy, Patsy, Janet, Liz, Nick, Felix and Peter; Gammy to Jim, Mick, Amos, Miles, Franny, Michael, Matthew, J. Claire, Patrick, Christine, Peter, Elisabeth, Julie, Peter, Nathan, Felix, Jason, Peter, Travis, Michael, Allison, Emily; and Great Gammy to a bunch more.

She is Mrs. Nau to me, and the memories I have of her always involved happiness. She had the best voice and an even better laugh! Her home was beautiful and welcoming and she was the light of so many people's lives. Especially Old Scrap Iron's.

She was also a very dear friend to my mom, Mary Claire. They were two peas in a pod. Happy birthday in heaven, Mrs. Nau.

God bless us, and save us, and keep us from harm.

Love,
Patty

God Bless John Jeremiah

Dear Hearts,

November 10th is the birthday of John Jeremiah Sullivan II: the oldest son of Bob and Darlene, brother of Jim, Bobby, Paul, Tim, Mike, Mary, Margaret, Ella and Peter.

John died in a pedestrian car accident in February of 1980 when he was just 11 years old. He would have been 54 today, imagine that! I'm confident that at this stage in life John would have done such good in this world. I remember him as very sweet and super smiley, with sparkly eyes and freckled cheeks. I see his face in so many of his siblings and their children today!

Years ago, Uncle Bob dreamed that John was playing on a swing-set. Bob said, "When are you coming home?" John said, "Dad, I am home." What a gift. John is buried right next to his dad and grandma (Booma/Mom).

We love him and miss him. So, please continue to look after us John Jeremiah.

God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.

Love,
Patty

Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!

Dear Hearts,

November 10th is the birthday of Elizabeth Monti Sullivan: wife of John Paul; mother of Charlie and Mickey; daughter-in-law of Joan and Mike; niece, cousin and in-law to many more of us.

Elizabeth continues to grow in her career having moved to a new position as Associate Director, Global Feasibility Lead at Janssen of Johnson and Johnson. In that role she is conducting and supporting clinical research programs.

She is also a loving and supportive wife and proud mama who cheers on those two boys in all aspects of their lives. She and John have created a comfy, creative and lovely home together.

So, happy birthday dear Elizabeth, and may you have 89 more healthy ones, by the Aunt Joannie Sullivan Law of Longevity Aspiration of 2008.

Love,
Patty

Sorry for the Delay

Dear Hearts,

I apologize for the delay in publishing the following greetings.

Love, Patty

Happy Birthday, PJ!

Dear Hearts,

November 2 is the birthday of Paul Joseph Lewis, Jr.: son of Paul, Sr. and Margaret; brother of Mary Ella, Robert, William and Timothy; grandson of Bob and Darlene; cousin, nephew and friend to many more lucky people. He is a perfect mix of his parents--strong, faithful, smart, handsome and good.

P.J. is a senior at St. Mary High School and, once again, is having an impressive football season. He's one of the few players who is successful on both defense and offense (as a Free Safety and a Wide Receiver), as well as Special Teams. You can check out some terrific videos of PJ's prowess at this link.

Outside of sports, he is a steady, kind and polite young man who works hard and loves to goof around with his siblings and cousins.

Happy Birthday, P.J., and may you have 107 more healthy ones, by the Aunt Joannie Sullivan Law of Longevity Aspiration of 2008.

God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.

Love, Patty