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Former AD Mickey Sullivan passes away

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By Ryan MacInnis

Former Lowell Catholic Athletic Director, Mickey Sullivan passed away early Monday morning after a long bout with brain cancer.

Sullivan, who served as Lowell Catholic’s athletic director from 2003-2011, is responsible for the growth in the school’s athletic programs that includes the additions of ice hockey, lacrosse, wrestling and golf.

“He built this program from the ground up,” said current AD Jack Fletcher. “When I was at Chelmsford and he was at Tewksbury, he showed me how things were supposed to be done and I’ll be forever grateful for that.”

Sullivan graduated from Keith Academy, now Lowell Catholic, in 1964 and served as athletic director at Tewksbury and Holliston before coming back to his alma mater. In February of 2011, Lowell Catholic named its basketball court, “Mickey Sullivan Court” in Keith Gymnasium after the former AD.

Sullivan was a longtime member of the MIAA, IABBO 95, and was devoted to the Army National Guard organization. He is also one of the first Athletic Directors to receive the Certified Athletic Administrator designation in the state of Massachusetts and has been a member of the C.A.A. since 1992. Sullivan was also nominated as the 2012 National Interscholastic Athletic Administrator for Massachusetts.

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