Eva Sullivan,JD
C E L E B R AT I O N O F L I F E Saturday, August 1, 2026 11 a.m. Eastern Time Morehouse School of Medicine
Order of Service Officiating Reverend Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr. Founding Dean, Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel Morehouse College Prelude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Duet” by Felix Mendelssohn Mr. Harding Epps, Jr. Pianist Opening Hymn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Great is Thy Faithfulness” By Chisholm and Runyan Welcome and Greetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice President and CEO Morehouse School of Medicine Pastoral Prayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ambassador Andrew Young, Jr. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Psalm 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dr. Paul Sullivan (Son)
Old Testament Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 Reader: Mr. Ronny Lancaster (Friend) Former Chief Operating Officer Morehouse School of Medicine New Testament Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scripture: II Corinthians 4:16-18 Reader: Mr. Brent Sullivan (Grandson) Poem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “When Great Trees Fall” by Maya Angelou Reader: Ms. Shanta Sullivan (Daughter) Musical Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “I’m Building Me a Home” Dr. Uzee Brown, arr. Morehouse College Glee Club Director: Dr. David Edward Morrow Reflections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Marlene MacLeish (Friend) Mr. Halsted Sullivan (Son) Dr. Louis Wade Sullivan (Husband)
Musical Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Impossible Dream” by Mitch Leigh, arr. Rufus Hill Morehouse College Glee Club Soloist, Timothy Miller, Tenor Director: Dr. David Edward Morrow Eulogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Fruit of Her Hands “Reward her for all she has done. Let her deeds publicly declare her praise.” Proverbs 31:31 New Living Translation Reverend Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr. Acknowledgements and Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Murray Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. Remembrance Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “I Love You for Sentimental Reasons” By Nat King Cole Committal and Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reverend Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr. Founding Dean Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel Morehouse College
Recessional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instrumental Music Postlude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “For All the Saints” by Ralph Vaughn Williams Mr. Harding Epps, Jr. Pianist Repast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E. “Ginger” Sullivan Atrium and Calvin Smyre Education Conference Center Honor Guards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mr. Jabir Bashir Former Security Staff Morehouse School of Medicine Mr. Darius Myrick Former Security Staff Morehouse School of Medicine
Obituary Eva “Ginger” Sullivan, JD, a noted attorney, global health and civil rights advocate and champion of the arts, transitioned on June 15, 2026, at her home in Atlanta. She was 92 years old. From 1975 to 1989, and again from 1993 to 2002, Mrs. Sullivan was the beloved first lady of Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) in Atlanta, where her husband, Louis W. Sullivan, MD, served as founding dean and the first president. In 1976, she founded The Friends of Morehouse School of Medicine, Inc., and served as its first president, leading efforts to raise scholarship funds for MSM students. A native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Mrs. Sullivan attended Northeastern University in Boston and the Woodrow Wilson School of Law in Atlanta. She began her career as a cardiovascular researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital and was a committed advocate for civil rights, having attended the 1963 March on Washington. The Sullivans moved to Washington, D.C., when Dr. Sullivan served in the cabinet of President George H. W. Bush as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1989-1993). During this time, Mrs. Sullivan served on the White House Fellows Selection Panel and led efforts to bring healthier food options to federal agency cafeterias. Throughout her remarkable career, Mrs. Sullivan traveled the world as a tireless advocate for public health, serving as a national spokesperson for breast cancer awareness and early detection. She was a co-sponsor of the annual Sullivan 5K Run/Walk for Health and Fitness, benefiting Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, and shared with her husband a love of travel that took them to more than 60 countries. A devoted patron of the arts, Mrs. Sullivan served on the boards of the High Museum of Art, the Alliance Theatre and True Colors Theatre in Atlanta, as well as Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts and the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. She was also a board member of the Arthritis Foundation of Georgia and a passionate supporter of Medical Education for South African Blacks (MESAB) and Africare. Mrs. Sullivan’s legacy of service, compassion and dedication to public health and the arts will be deeply missed by all who knew her. Survivors include her devoted and loving husband, Dr. Louis W. Sullivan; three children, Dr. Paul Sullivan (Laura Brady), Ms. Shanta Sullivan and Halsted Sullivan (Dan McManus); and two grandchildren, Paul Sullivan, Jr., and Brent Sullivan.
When Great Trees Fall by Maya Angelou When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear. When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity. Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken.
Great souls die and our reality, bound to them, takes leave of us. Our souls, dependent upon their nurture, now shrink, wizened. Our minds, formed and informed by their radiance, fall away. We are not so much maddened as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of dark, cold caves. And when great souls die, after a period peace blooms, slowly and always irregularly. Spaces fill with a kind of soothing electric vibration. Our senses, restored, never to be the same, whisper to us. They existed. They existed. We can be. Be and be better. For they existed.
Great is Thy Faithfulness Great is thy faithfulness, O God, my Father; There is no shadow of turning with thee. Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; As thou hast been, thou forever wilt be. Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness, Great is thy faithfulness, Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed thy hand hast provided; Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me. Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above Join with all nature in manifold witness To thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. [Refrain] Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine and ten thousand beside. [Refrain]
For All the Saints For all the saints who from their labors rest, who Thee by faith before the world confessed; Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia, Alleluia! Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress and their Might; Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight; Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light. Alleluia, Alleluia! O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine. Alleluia, Alleluia! And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph song, and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia, Alleluia! But then there breaks a still more glorious day: the saints triumphant rise in bright array; the King of glory passes on His way. Alleluia, Alleluia! From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, in praise of Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Acknowledgements The Sullivan family extends its heartfelt gratitude for the many expressions of love, prayers and support received during this time. We offer special thanks to the Morehouse School of Medicine family and The Links, Incorporated, for their extraordinary kindness and support in honoring Mrs. Sullivan’s life. We are also deeply grateful to Horizons Geriatrics, Inc., Live Oak Caregivers and Symponium Hospice for their compassionate care and unwavering support.
Memorial Gift In lieu of flowers, to honor Mrs. Sullivan’s lifelong commitment to student success, gifts may be made to the Eva “Ginger” Sullivan Endowed Scholarship. Scan the code below to donate or visit bit.ly/4fBm8g1.
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