Mass: 10 am, Saturday, June 1, 2013, Annunciation Church, Crestwood, NY
Edmund J. Sullivan, of Tuckahoe, NY, on the Feast of the Visitation, May 31, 2013, loving father of Edmund (Alyse) and Thomas (Daria), beloved brother of Timothy and Kathleen Keefe of Tuckahoe and loving uncle of 2 nieces and 5 nephews and one great nephew, Martin Keefe. He was a parishioner of Annunciation in Crestwood for many years where he was an active member of the Charismatic Prayer Group. After joining the Marine Reserves , he studied briefly at Fordham University and the Art Student’s League in NYC. From his childhood, his extraordinary talent as an artist was recognized and encouraged by his family and teachers. He studied under the noted painter and illustrator, Alton Tobey, who encouraged him to pursue his passion full-time. Initially, he began as a seascape painter along the coast of Maine until he traveled to Ireland in 1974 to visit his parents’ birthplaces in Kenmare, Kerry and Derry City. That trip became the impetus for his life’s work as the first American of Irish descent to spend his life painting and capturing the beauty of Ireland before it would be lost to our modern age. Edmund’s work, exhibited in many galleries in the United States, won him recognition for his unique ability to capture the haunting beauty of Ireland. As a result, his paintings have been featured in Irish movies and television as well as advertising campaigns and Irish cultural events where he devoted himself to fundraising for worthwhile causes. During the last year of his life, he was blessed to enter more deeply into his Catholic faith and give glory to the Creator who was the source of his inspiration and talent and to Mary, whom he called, “My Queen and My Mother.” Funeral Mass at the Church of the Annunciation, Crestwood, at 10:00 am, Saturday, June 1st. Internment at Gate of Heaven in Valhalla. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Rosary Hill in Hawthorne, NY.
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