Sam Sullivan, CM (born 1959) is a former mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Sam Sullivan was born in 1959 to East Vancouver residents Lloyd and Ida Sullivan. His father ran Sully's Autoparts on East Hastings Street. He has brothers, Terry and Pat. Sullivan attended Chief Maquinna Elementary and Vancouver Technical Secondary School.
The extremely athletic 191 cm Sullivan became paralyzed after he broke his neck in a skiing accident at t...
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Sam Sullivan, CM (born 1959) is a former mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Sam Sullivan was born in 1959 to East Vancouver residents Lloyd and Ida Sullivan. His father ran Sully's Autoparts on East Hastings Street. He has brothers, Terry and Pat. Sullivan attended Chief Maquinna Elementary and Vancouver Technical Secondary School.
The extremely athletic 191 cm Sullivan became paralyzed after he broke his neck in a skiing accident at the age of 19. After a seven year struggle with depression, he successfully completed a Bachelor of Business Administration degree at Simon Fraser University. Sullivan later founded six non-profit organizations dedicated to improving the quality of life for disabled people in North America. Though he is considered quadriplegic, Sullivan has retained the use of his feet and hands to limited degrees, and can thus write, use the telephone, and drive.
Sullivan is also known for his advocacy on behalf of the physically disabled. In 2005, Sullivan...
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