An Ordinary Evertonian

[hibbo'sclass]

RIP and condolences to family amd friends.

 

[Woolly Blue]

Pat was an ordinary, quiet bloke - one of the hundreds of thousands who were and are part of the weft and warp of the Club. An awful lot of you will know many blokes just like him: quiet, determined, stalwart.

Very true that mate, "salt of the earth" is an overused phrase, but your uncle Pat and many others like him, are just that.
RIP

 

[Blues Harp]

Great words those.....we need to keep these memories and stories with us....rip sir!

 

[donny]

Great words those.....we need to keep these memories and stories with us....rip sir!

Great story ,rip Pat,sincere condolences to all the family, that 62/63 team had a magic all of their own some great players stopped Spurs in their prime

 

[argietoffee]

Lovely tribute mate.

 

[Jib in lad]

R.I.P Pat.

 

[larbert toffee]

(Apologies, mods: used to be a 'snuffed it' thread but just can't find it.)

Pat Sullivan died early last week. It wasn't unexpected - he'd just turned 94 and had been in poor health for a while.

Uncle Pat was brought over to Liverpool as a baby in the 20's and started watching the Blues with his older brothers in around 1931 (he thought!). He didn't get to the '33 cup final but remembered cheering the team on their return to the city.

Pat's Blue heroes were Dean, Mercer and Lawton.

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After the war, he said, he was struck by Collins and, later Kay and Bally. In his view, the '63 team were the best, closely followed by the '69 / '70 crew.

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Pat was a quiet man who remained single. His social life was based on the old Irish Centre till it closed. He worked on the docks for a number of years and then at "The sugar place". He never bothered arguing with Reds - "Ah Jesus, what would those boys know?" He would have two bottles of the stout on a Saturday night and would get himself to Mass on Sundays and Holy Days (even after it became unfashionable!), though he wast by no means a a holy joe.

Pat was an ordinary, quiet bloke - one of the hundreds of thousands who were and are part of the weft and warp of the Club. An awful lot of you will know many blokes just like him: quiet, determined, stalwart.

He'll have his funeral Mass in a couple of weeks in Wicklow where his story started.

RIP Pat, great story, 94 brilliant innings.

 

[Stan Lee Park]

Wow, what a fantastic tribute that is.
Respect to Pat and to you for putting these memories together.
RIP Pat.

 

[blue61]

All Evertonians are extra-ordinary, great tribute.

 

[BLUES1]

Sound like a charismatic Blue soul, and a fitting place for a tribute!

RIP Pat.

 

[allezlesbleus]

A lovely post. Many of us on here are Blues because of fellas like him!

 

[NoiBlau]

Hello All and in particular 1966efc. I'm a LONG time lurker, enjoying the fisticuffs, bonhomie, and itk bizzle from behind the (inter)net curtains of the inter(net)loper. Many times I've considered coming out of the GOT closet and I've always held back. I mean, everyone on here is just so cool n tha. But this post, and the genuine heartfelt responses from fellow blues, made me take the plunge and say hello to my fellow blues because I had a stalwart, quiet, endlessly respected grandad once who made me a blue (in the early 80's) and I recognise your good fortune and, by definition too, feel your loss. R.I.P.

 

[Khalekan]

RIP Uncle Pat.

 

[Tennessee Blue Mike]

I think we can learn a lot from a quiet gentleman like Pat. True Blue and his descriptive endorsement the way he lived life. Ninety Four is a great achievement in itself. I wish I really new the 1963 team like I did 1969/70 group but I was only three at the time. I am sure they were a handful.
Thank you for a great read 1966efc.
RIP Pat Sullivan.

 

[Sol]

RIP Pat.