Dereck R. Sullivan

Dereck Rodney Sullivan was born in Baltimore, MD on September 27, 1953 to the late James Walker Sullivan and Mary Louise Sullivan. He gave his life to the Lord at an early age. He departed this life on, Sunday, November 16, 2014. Dereck graduated from Forest Park High school in Baltimore, MD and then went on to attend and graduate from Bowie State College in 1979. In the Spring of 1974, Dereck crossed over into the Omega Psi Phi fraternity Inc. Epsilon Sigma chapter. The following year in the Spring of 1975 he became the Dean of Pledgees/Line president. Dereck’s passion for number crunching awarded him a scholarship to become a part of the FDIC co-op program where he worked a semester and went to school a semester. He went on to graduate from Bowie State University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and went on to become a Bank Examiner for the State of Maryland. On May 17, 1980 he married Patricia Faltz and the two became proud parents of a blended family. Dereck worked many years with the State of Maryland first with the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulations as a Bank Examiner and then later with the Department of Human Resources as a patient advocate at the University of Maryland Medical System. Dereck was charismatic and comical, therefore it was easy for him to make friends wherever he went. He enjoyed cooking delicious meals, eating, and spending time with family and friends. He will be beloved by friends and family as someone you could tell anything to, share anything with and not be judged. His heart was always to love his family and others the best way he knew how. He was preceded in death by his biological father: James Walker Sullivan; brother, Larry Cooper; step- father, Junius Rogers; brother, Ulysses Sullivan. He leaves to mourn: his Mother, Mary Louise Rogers; four (4) children, Keisha Harris, Khalilah Sullivan-Smith, Khalfani Sullivan, Siobahn Peay (Leevenzo Peay); four grandchildren, Taniah Harris, Akira Harris, Joshua Harris and Clark Sullivan; three (3) brothers, Bernard Sullivan (Gail Sullivan), James Walker Sullivan and Wendell Rogers; sister in law, Barbara Cooper; his companion, Kere Roberts, and a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

Tributes

Dereck R. Sullivan

September 27, 1953 - November 16, 2014