Msgr.Eugene Sullivan

Msgr. Eugene Patrick Sullivan, 81, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away Tuesday evening, September 3, 2013, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Msgr. Sullivan was born July 12, 1932, in Casper, Wyoming, a son of Jack and Margaret (Shea) Sullivan. Msgr. Sullivan was ordained as a Priest for the Diocese of Cheyenne on September 23, 1959. , He was assigned as an Associate Pastor at St. Patrick's, in Kemmerer, in 1959, at St. Joseph's, in Rawlins, from 1959-1962, and at St. Anthony's, in Casper, from 1962-1967, as an Appeal Priest for St. Joseph's Children's Home, in Torrington, from 1967-1971, and as Pastor at St. Ann's, in Saratoga, from 1971-1974, at St. Anthony's, in Guernsey, from 1974-1975, at Our Lady of the Mountains, Jackson, from 1975-1976, at Our Lady of Sorrows, in Rock Springs, from 1976-1986, at Immaculate Conception, in Green River, from 1986-1991, and at Holy Name, in Sheridan, from 1991-2002. He served as Vicar General of Diocese of Cheyenne, from 1994-2001. His Holiness Pope John Paul, II named him a Prelate of Honor on June 3, 2000. Msgr. Sullivan retired from parish ministry on June 30, 2002, and moved to Cheyenne. He, however, help in numerous parish on weekends or when a priest was on vacation, and served as an Auxiliary Catholic Chaplain at F. E. Warren Air Force Base. Msgr. Sullivan was also an active member of the Knights of Columbus. Msgr. Sullivan is survived by two sisters, Ann Diehl of Red Bluffs, CA, and Dorothy Reichmuth and husband, Quentin, of Overland Park, KS; and 19 nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and six siblings, Jackie Sullivan, Mary Sinadin, June Becker, Terry Berquist, Betty Adams and Msgr. Gerald Sullivan. Visitation will be held on Monday, September 9, 2013, from 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral with a Vigil for the Deceased to immediately follow at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 10th at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral with The Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne as celebrant, The Most Reverend Joseph Hart and priests of the Diocese of Cheyenne as concelebrants. An interment service will be held at Olivet Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Msgr. Sullivan's memory may be made to the St. Joseph's Society, 141 South Center Street, Suite 200, Casper, WY 82601. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Schrader Funeral Home, Cheyenne.

Service

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 9:30am

St. Mary's Cathedral

2101 Central Ave.

CHEYENNE, WY

Vigil for the Deceased Monday, September 9, 2013 St. Mary's Cathedral 7:00 p.m.

Visitation

Monday, September 9, 2013 6:00pm - 7:00pm

St. Mary's Cathedral

2107 Capitol Avenue

CHEYENNE, WY 82001

Interment

Olivet Cemetery

Pershing Blvd.

CHEYENNE, WY 82001

Reception

Hartmann Hall, St. Mary's Cathedral

2107 Capitol Avenue

CHEYENNE, WY 82001