James A. Sullivan, M.D., 88, of 10 Allds Street, Nashua, N.H., died peacefully at The Hunt on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.
Dr. Sullivan was born on June 18, 1934, in Manchester, N.H., to John and Lillian (Dionne) Sullivan. He attended Bishop Brady High School in Manchester and graduated from Manhattan College in Manhattan, NY. On September 7, 1959, he married his wife Muriel (Toutain) Sullivan in Manchester, and in 1960, he graduated with a medical degree from Tufts University in Boston, MA.
Dr. Sullivan completed his medical internship at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army where for the next several years he traveled with his wife across the United States living in Dugway, Utah; Fort Lewis, Washington; and Fort Rucker, Alabama. Between 1960 and 1966, he completed his pediatric residency, and he and his wife welcomed four children.
In September 1966, Dr. Sullivan and his family relocated to Nashua where he and his wife raised their children. He co-founded Nashua Pediatrics Association and for nearly 40 years cared for the children of Nashua.
Dr. Sullivan was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to so many. He is survived by his sisters Diane (Sullivan) Flynn and husband Brendan, Patricia (Sullivan) Straffin, and Eileen (Sullivan) Denoncourt and husband George; daughter Joanne (Sullivan) Richardson and husband Kevin Richardson; daughter Catherine (Sullivan) Stockman and husband Stephen Stockman; son Timothy J. Sullivan and wife Lynn (Matton) Sullivan; daughter Laurie (Sullivan) Tannenbaum and husband Keith Tannenbaum; grandchildren James Cathcart, Keith Richardson, Jeff Stockman, Jennifer Stockman, Adam Matton, John Sullivan, Zachary Tannenbaum, and Dillon Tannenbaum; and 10 great-grandchildren along with many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 56 years Muriel (Toutain) Sullivan, his parents John and Lillian Sullivan and his sister Joan Sullivan.
Visiting hours will be held at the FARWELL FUNERAL HOME, 18 Lock Street, Nashua, N.H., Friday, March 10, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Patrick’s Church, 29 Spring Street, Nashua, N.H., Saturday, March 11, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Hunt Community Scholarship Fund, 10 Allds Street, Nashua, N.H., 03060, or the Home Health and Hospice Care Center, 7 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, N.H., 03054. To leave an online message of condolence, please visit www.farwellfuneralservice.com