Bartholomew Bennett O'Sullivan III

Bart was born and raised in Lowell. He was a graduate of Keith Academy and Saint Anselm College. It was in Lowell that he met his wife of 49 years, Mary Ellen (Rynne), and where they raised their family and later moved to Andover. Bart started his career as a teacher. He then became a Guidance Councilor and was a baseball coach at the Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical High School, where he worked for 35 years. Bart, Mary Ellen and their children spent their summers on Cape Cod. He retired to Cape Cod for many years. For the last five years Bart and Mary have been living in Fairhaven.

Bart enjoyed spending time at the beach and golfing, especially at the Dennis Pines. Above all else, he loved spending time with his children and grandchildren. He had a great sense of humor and was a loving, kind, and gentle man.

He is survived by his wife Mary Ellen O’Sullivan; son Mark O’Sullivan and his wife Hayley; daughters Kate Cassidy and her husband Peter and Kristine Depp and her husband Wesley; three sisters Maureen O’Sullivan, Kathleen Lamond and her husband Mark and Mary Elizabeth O’bara; eight grandchildren Owen and Liam Cassidy; Emily, Carson and Davis Depp; Anna, Tanner, and Eliza O’Sullivan.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bart’s name to Mass General Hospital.

Memorial donations may be directed to the “MGH-Scholarly Work in Neurology and Psychiatry Fund.” Mail payments to: Massachusetts General Hospital Development Office – Suits 540, 125 Nashua Street, Boston, MA 02114, Attn: Tricia Keck or donate on line: giving.massgeneral.org/BartOSullivan.

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