James David Sullivan (January 6, 1968 - November 12, 2011) was a Canadian
curler from Saint John, New Brunswick. He was a renowned curler, being
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of the Jim Sullivan Rink which captured the
1987 Canadian Junior Curling Championships for New Brunswick, and the 1988
World Junior Curling Championships
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. In 1990, Sullivan and his team were the silver medalists at the
Labatt Brier
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. Sullivan continued to be active in curling, being a member of Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club, and an Honorary Life Member of the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton.
Sullivan committed suicide in 2011, following a struggle with depression.
Sullivan's cousin was another curler,
Charlie Sullivan, as was his uncle,
Charlie Sullivan, Sr.
References
External links
World Curling Federation profile
1968 births
2011 suicides
Curlers from New Brunswick
Sportspeople from Saint John, New Brunswick
Suicides in Canada
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