Daniel Joseph SULLIVAN [865]

  General Notes:

Danny married Sylvia in 1955 and they adventured off to Melbourne for 6 months, Danny being part of the Melbourne CFA. They moved back to Sunraysia settling into Cardross and eventually buying a fruit block from Sylvia's father, where Danny and Sylvia started a family life together. Danny worked for the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission for many years. Danny and Sylvia lived a fulfilling life working and celebrating life, eventually retiring to Fitzroy Street in Red Cliffs.

After Danny lost his wife Sylvia and Jean Landells lost her husband Noel, Danny moved in with Jean, being great friends and company for each other.

Danny often headed down south to visit his sister Margaret and family always carrying a stack of fruit and vegetables and honey with him when he came. On Margaret and Len's return visits up north by Margaret and family always came back with bucket loads of fruit and vegetables and honey.

Danny and Jean enjoyed travelling around the country visiting family and friends.

In the last few years of his life, Danny's health started to deteriorate. Danny lived with Jean for many years, returning to his own home for a short time, and from late July 2015, he spent time in Jacaranda Lodge in Red Cliffs, continuing to attend the Mildura Hospital 3 days a week for haemodialysis.

Some of Danny's hobbies and interests during his life included

*Bee keeping and breeding queen bees - Danny along with his mate "Fergy" (Alexander Kenneth Ferguson) spent many years carrying their bee hives all over the country, to ensure a wonderful and large quantity of honey and in later years Danny shared this passion with Sylvia breeding Queen bees and selling them.

· *Fox hunting and trapping in the early years. This pastime funded the purchase of a new car in the 1960's or 1970's.

· *Breeding mini fox terriers

· *Vineyard - out in Cardross, Danny and Sylvia replanted the block with Menindee seedless grapes, these started to come into full production when Sylvia's health deteriorated and they then moved in to Red Cliffs

· *Orchids - Danny had a shed full of orchids where he spent a lot of time, care and love looking after the plants to ensure good blooms

· *Canaries - Danny bred and reared canaries and showed canaries and was president of the Sunraysia Canary Club, he shared this passion with his son Ken.

· *Camping on the river - An annual event spending time by the Mighty Murray River. Every year the Sullivan's and their friends the Landells would go on their camping trip on the river. Both families, including many children would look forward to this trip. As Danny would say "We can't have been too bad at what we did, whilst camping as we never starved".

· *Whiskey - Danny was proud of the fine drop he made, passing on this talent and skill to his eldest son Jim to carry on the legacy.

*Fishing - he loved his fishing in the mighty Murray River, or anywhere he could put in a line.

Danny, being born and bred in the Red Cliffs area, made Appearances in Weekly Times newspaper in story entitled "The Day the River Drowned" dated 19 June 2013 with young Danny and Sunday Herald Sun newspaper 29 June 2003 entitled "By Gum, Trees are dying".

Sunraysia Daily January 18, 2016
SULLIVAN, Daniel Joseph - Passed away peacefully at Mildura Base Hospital, on January 15 2016 aged 81 years. Loved husband of Sylvia (dec). Loved partner of Jean. Loving father and father-in-law of Daniel and Jenny, Ken, Jenny and John, Peter and Kaylene, Brian (dec), David and Gail and Pop to their families. "Gone Camping" Funeral details in a later paper.

20 January 2016
SULLIVAN Daniel Joseph - Family and friends of the late Mr Daniel Joseph Sullivan are respectfully informed that his graveside funeral service will be conducted at the Red cliffs Pioneer Cemetery on Friday January 22, 2016 at 10 am.

Melbourne Herald Sun Newspaper 19 January 2016
SULLIVAN - Daniel Joseph (Danny) of Red Cliffs. Loved son of Daniel and Annie Sullivan. Loved youngest brother and uncle of Albert (Barney), Mavis, June (Scott) and Eileen (Rolfe) (all dec) and their families. Loved brother and uncle of Margaret and Len (dec) Jones and family. Forever fishing on the banks of the Murray.

SULLIVAN - Danny. Loved uncle of Michael and Coral Jones of Wonthaggi, and great uncle of Michelle, Tristan and Lachlan.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Residence: Block 649, 1958-1967, Cardross, Vic, Australia. ¹⁶⁴¹

2. Residence: Block 559, 1972-1997, Cardross, Vic, Australia. ¹⁶⁴²

3. Residence: 112 Fitzroy Street, 1997-2015, Red Cliffs, Vic, Australia.

4. Obituary: Sunraysia Daily, Jan 2016, Mildura, Vic, Australia.

5. Obituary: Herald Sun Newspaper, 19 Jan 2016, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Daniel married Sylvia May LAMBERT [866] [MRIN: 261], daughter of Ernest Charles LAMBERT [1140] and Dora Tera LANGANKE [1139], on 21 May 1955 in Red Cliffs, Vic, Australia.¹⁶³⁸ (Sylvia May LAMBERT [866] was born on 16 Aug 1937 in Mildura, Vic, Australia,¹⁶⁴³ died on 28 Aug 2004 in Red Cliffs, Vic, Australia and was buried on 2 Sep 2004 in Red Cliffs, Vic, Australia.)

Daniel had a relationship with Jean LANDELLS [3636] [MRIN: 1111].