Patricia Sullivan Obituary

Patricia Hayward Sullivan Mt. Pleasant - Patricia Hayward Sullivan Mt. Pleasant, S.C., went home to her Heavenly Father on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Left to cherish her memory is her beloved family, her husband of nearly 40 years, William (Bill) W. Sullivan; daughters, Tammy Gleaton Simpo and Cindy Gleaton Hubbard; mother, Helen Hilton Hayward; brother, Victor (Becky) Hayward; cousins, Lucy Daniel, Todd LeRoy; son-in-law, Robert Simpo; and the lights of her world, Dylan Thorp, Laurel Thorp, Rey Simpo, Heather Stanley, Megan Stone, Scott Hubbard, her nieces and nephews, and her grandnieces and grandnephews. Patty was born in Charleston, SC at Roper Hospital, and enjoyed growing up in a home on East Bay Street. She was known as Patty, Mom, Gammy and Aunt Patty, and there was no better wife, mom, grandmother, sister and friend. Her kindness, compassion and love for life will be missed by all. She graduated from Moultrie High School, is an honor graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), and received the distinguished alumnus award in 1991. She was active in her churches her entire life and she enjoyed dancing, cooking, swimming, golf, exercise, gardening, and reading. Patty dedicated her life to serving others in many ways including the start of her career in healthcare as a Respiratory Therapist & Cardiopulmonary Coordinator and in her roles as the Director of Marketing and Community Services, Corporate Project Manager and the Director of Roper Organizational Excellence. She designed and implemented community outreach programs, performance excellence and continuous quality improvement developed the award-winning branding strategy, "For Generations, The Hands of Experience", for Roper St. Francis Healthcare system, and assisted several organizations in achieving excellence in leadership and customer service. She improved patient care through strategies including education, measurement tracking systems, teamwork, and most important to her through empowering people. Though she retired years ago, her legacy is seen throughout the hospital including inside the elevators and outside the cafeteria through the accomplishments of the system and teams that thrive today. She received annual appointments to the NIST Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, was a SC Governor's Quality Award Judge, Certified Quality Trainer and Manager. Her research appeared in Industrial Engineering publications and she was a national speaker and trainer. She was preceded in death by her father, Victor Hayward, Sr., aunt and uncle, Violet and Donald Coppage, and her beloved nephew Kevin LeRoy. The family of Patty Sullivan wishes to invite her relatives and friends to attend her Celebration of Life service at Palmetto Presbyterian Church, 1720 Carolina Park Blvd., Mt. Pleasant on Monday, July 15, 2019 at 11:00 am. Interment will be private. The family will receive friends in J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1494 Mathis Ferry Road, Mt. Pleasant on Sunday, July 14, 2019 from 4:00 until 6:00 pm. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association SC Chapter 2090 Executive Hall Road, Suite 130, Charleston, SC, 29407 or the Brain Trauma Foundation, 228 Hamilton Ave, 3rd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94301. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston