I am very saddened to report the death of Patrick Sullivan on
September 19th, 2007. It is a great loss to his mother, his friends,
and the birding community. Patrick fought a lifelong battle against
bipolar disease, and it finally defeated him. He took his own life
two days after he had returned from the WOS convention at Ocean
Shores. He was 35 years old.

Patrick began his birding with Bob Ramsey when he was only eight. Bob
had a junior naturalist program at Snake Lake Nature Center, and
Patrick was his star student.

As Patrick's knowledge of birds grew, he became an outstanding
birder. He was in demand as a leader of field trips for Audubon and
WOS. He was in his element when he was birding. In recent years he
shared his love of birds through his photography, which he posted on
his website.

Patrick will be sorely missed by the birding community.

Remembrances in Patrick?s name may be made to Nisqually National
Wildlife Refuge, 100 Brown Farm Road, Olympia, WA 98516. Nisqually
was always one of Patrick's and Ruth's favorite birding spots.
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Dennis Paulson
1724 NE 98 St.
Seattle, WA 98115
206-528-1382
dennispaulson at comcast.net



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