LEONARD DANIEL SULLIVAN III
AGE: 34 MANASQUAN
Leonard Daniel Sullivan III, 34, of Manasquan, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, in Kansas City, MO. Lenny was the Assistant Road Manager for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. He attended East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., and was a member of the Fraternity TKE at the University. He was born in Long Branch, and had been a lifelong resident of Manasquan. He also lived in Hollywood, CA for a brief time. Lenny was one of a kind. Through his life long love of music, he was able to travel the world four times with his cousin Bruce Springsteen. As assistant road manager he cared for and was loved by many. As one of his friends said, "If there is a stage in heaven you are behind it making it happen." He was warm, funny, and loving. He loved to laugh, and his smile was truly contagious. He will be missed by many.
Predeceased by his maternal grandfather, James Warren Kirby; paternal grandmother, Virginia O'Connor Sullivan; paternal grandmother, Helen McMullen Sullivan and paternal grandfather Leonard Daniel Sullivan Sr. Surviving are his parents, Leonard Daniel Sullivan Jr. and Margaret K. Sullivan of Manasquan; brother, Timothy James Sullivan also of Manasquan; maternal grandmother, Dora Z. Kirby of Freehold; aunts and uncles, Mary Ann and Michael Cunningham, Ann and Nathan Hale, Bill and Patty McMullen, Maureen and Donald Rohrmann, Paul and Janice McMullen, Heidi and Charley Dughi, Kevin McMullen, Casey Ann Sullivan and Dodd Johnson, Lenore and Robert Winemiller and Patty Bogan. He also leaves 28 cousins and many dear friends who will miss him dearly especially his extended family of the Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band and road crew.

Visiting will be on Friday from 4-8pm at the O'Brien Funeral Home 505 Burnt Tavern Road, Brick. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday 9:30am at St. Denis RC Church in Manasquan. Burial will be at St. Catharine's Cemetery in Sea Girt. Donations can be made to Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Ocean County.