Alfred Sullivan was born 1928 in Boston, MA. Irish to the core, his parents, both educators, instilled a strong moral, Christian foundation with emphasis on education, hard work and good character.
Sullivan graduated in 1949 from Boston Latin School, the oldest public school in the country, founded in 1636. Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, five attended Boston Latin. He received many medals and awards for declamation. The school has a scholarship program in honor of his deceased brother, Cornelius. His sister, Mary Frances, was head of the foreign language department,
He hitchhiked across the country working at a logging camp in Oregon, ranch in Montana, In a black smith shop, short order cook and in an iron mine in California.
