Jim Sullivan (curler)

Jim Sullivan
Medal record
Curling
World Junior Championships
1988 Füssen

James David "Jim" Sullivan (born January 6, 1968 in Saint John, New Brunswick; died November 12, 2011 in Fredericton, New Brunswick) was a Canadian curler from Saint John, New Brunswick. He was a renowned curler, being Skip of the Jim Sullivan Rink which captured the 1987 New Brunswick and Canadian Junior Men’s Curling Championships, and the 1988 World Junior Men’s Curling Championships. In 1990, Sullivan and his team were the Silver Medalists at the Labatt Brier. Sullivan continued to be active in curling, being a member of Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club, and an Honorary Life Member of the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton.[1][2]

Sullivan committed suicide in 2011, following a struggle with depression.[3]

Sullivan's cousin was another curler, Charlie Sullivan, as was his uncle, Charlie Sullivan, Sr..[4]

References

  1. ↑ Curling champ Jim Sullivan dies cbc.ca
  2. ↑ James David Sullivan obituary
  3. ↑ https://thecurlingnews.com/2013/02/curling-and-mental-health/
  4. ↑ http://mike-obrien.blogspot.ca/2011/11/member-of-curling-royalty-dies-as.html

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