Obituary: Kevin Sullivan, Advocate for the Disabled
The 51-year-old local man founded a company devoted to helping the disabled live independently.
Like many entrepreneurs, Kevin Sullivan figured he would have to take it upon himself to change something he didn't like. Sullivan was his own first client in 1991, when he founded a company devoted to helping the disabled live at home and, according to its mission, “control their lives and their health care needs in an atmosphere of independence.” In Sullivan’s time as the company’s founding executive, In Home Personal Care grew to serve and employ hundreds of people, and Sullivan established himself as one of Minnesota’s leading advocates for the disabled. On June 14, Sullivan was found dead, seated behind the wheel of his minivan, in the parking lot at the Ridgedale Byerly’s. He was 51. His mother, Laura Sullivan, recalled Kevin as a …
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