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From the City & Region staff at The Boston Globe
Reactions to Paul Sullivan's death
Governor Deval Patrick
Paul's life was full of friends, some of them unlikely. When we met, he told me he expected not to like me and I likewise, but the man I came to know and respect was a great listener who understood ordinary people and their extraordinary hunger for both pragmatism and inspiration.He was a serious and well-informed political reporter and a lively host. I always enjoyed his program and deeply appreciated his friendship.
I will miss him and my thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Senator John F. Kerry
Paul was balanced, honest, fair and civil public discourse at its best. We'll always remember him as a gentleman first, a journalist second. He cared about the people covered and the personalities he interviewed, and it showed.
Throughout his very public illness Paul was always dignified, and he approached it with his trademark sense of humor. Despite four surgeries, you didn't hear him complain. He resisted the most well-intended efforts to turn him into a hero, he just wanted to be the same Paul Sullivan he'd been his whole life, the genuine article.
Teresa and I send our thoughts and prayers to his wife Mary Jo, his five children and everyone who knew and loved him. His family and friends can take some comfort in knowing how many people he touched in the fifty years he was with us. He will be deeply missed.
Jim Ogonowski, candidate for Fifth Congressional District
I offer my sincere condolences to Mary Jo and the entire Sullivan Family.Paul and I shared many good times and laughs back in high school and our friendship continued through life. His humor truly was one of a kind. True Sully. Paul offered comfort to me and my family in our most challenging time. I only wish I could offer the same comfort to his family today. Sully will always be missed. May God's grace be with him and his family.
