April 22, 2010
Shane Sullivan
A service to celebrate the life of Shane Sullivan, 39, will be held in the Washtucna High School gymnasium on Saturday, April 24, 2010, at 1 p.m. A potluck dinner will follow. Potluck contacts are Judy Schafer (509) 646-3279 and Iva Kuster (509) 646-3247.
Shane Clark Sullivan died on Friday, March 19, 2010, on his way home to Bellevue when his plane experienced engine failure, forcing it to go down.
He was born in Colfax on Nov. 30, 1970, to Clark and Carol Link Sullivan of Washtucna. He attended Washtucna High School and graduated from Washington State University in 1994. He began his insurance career right out of college at A. J. Gallagher in Bellevue.
In July 2000 he married Heather Blewitt of Boulder, Colo., and the couple made their home in Bellevue. He also started his own insurance company, Cascade Risk Placement, in 2000. He took a three-man shop to 28 employees with two offices in 10 years.
He enjoyed spending time with his family and friends (especially being a husband and father to his “three girls”), working and growing his business, traveling and flying his plane.
He is survived by his wife, Heather, and two children, Madeline and Holly, Bellevue; parents, Clark and Carol Link Sullivan, Washtucna; sisters, Sharon (Joe) McKeirnan and Evon (Mike) Jones of LaCrosse, and Debra (Rick) Kelley of Snohomish; six nephews, Keith, Bo, Blake, Ethan, Austin and Jack; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials to the Shane Sullivan Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 692, Washtucna, WA 99371.
