Tribute
O’SULLIVAN, Paul ‘Sully’:
A service to celebrate Sully’s life will be held at Cedarwood, 17 Parata Street, Waikanae on Friday 1st May 2026 at 11:00am. For those unable to attend in person the service will be live streamed and can be accessed with the following link https://together.oneroomstreaming.com/WaikanaeFH/paul-osullivan/9FSB4D
6 replies on “O’SULLIVAN, Paul”
Sully, your smile and your heart of gold will never be forgotten. You’ve always had a special place in my heart, and you always will. I’m so sorry to hear of your passing and that you’re no longer with us, but I’m truly grateful for the memories and the fun times we shared in London. Thinking of them now brings a smile to my face. Those moments will stay with me forever. You will always be in our hearts.
Love, Kim x
Sully, I can’t quite believe I am writing this tribute to you. I have been thinking about our friendship over the past week which made me smile during this sad time.
I have so many great memories of our friendship over the past 34 years, an unlikely friendship but a great one that worked. We had so many funny times together and through our ups and downs, I knew you were always there, a phone call or a tex away when we couldn’t catch up in person.
Thinking about our adventures – from our College days, to our Travel days to our Responsible adult days (haha)! You were always someone I could chat to and our conversations and time together always made me laugh.
Your no bullshit personality, to your brutal honestly, I will miss.
They way you got excited when you told a story and your loud bellowing laugh, always cracked me up.
Going back through our memories I realised we didn’t really take too many photos of our adventures and maybe that was a good thing! But the ones I do have of our time together, I will cherish forever.
I can’t believe you are gone my friend, and I will miss you dearly.
As we promised each other, Friends Forever.
Until we meet again someday.
Rest easy me old mate, love and hugs Squirrell xxx
Unfiltered, unedited raw & radiant you were! our ol’ pal Mullyz,
I’m so very glad and happy our paths crossed and for the bestest of times in ol’ London town together. I will miss you very much ol’ pal and you will be in my heart always. You are at peace now. Until we meet again…I’ll see you on the other side.
All of my Aroha
Dizzy dog
Xxooxx
Hey pal,
It’s been a while, but time doesn’t thin it out, it just makes the memories glow softer, deeper. From being your 3rd wheel roommate, to you keeping me upright in a Metallica mosh pit, to pushing a shopping cart down Acton High Road on shopping night, to catching your smiling face, fist pumping as you cut it up on the dance floor. There aren’t many London memories without you.
You looked out for me. You stood up for me. That’s the type of guy you are. Loyal. Solid.
We’re all just passing through this world, never really belonging to it. So I hold an unwavering faith that you’ve made it home, that wherever you are, it’s full of the kind of love and peace you deserve.
Love, Renee
Sully, you’re one of life’s characters, and I feel incredibly lucky to have known you. That trip from California to Costa Rica is something I’ll never forget. A savage dysentery bug, a pounding hangover, and a scorpion bite all in one day, and somehow you still found something to laugh about. That’s just you. You kept things fun in adversity and made the good times even better.
Your energy and enthusiasm were infectious. You had a way of shifting perspective and reminding us what actually matters. That energy will continue to influence people and bring smiles to everyone who had the privilege of knowing you.
You were the kind of guy you’d want on a building site, on a night out, or on the road, kind, generous, with a heart of gold, and always good value.
Rest easy and fly high, my friend.
Love, Tom x
Sully,
It still doesn’t feel real that you’re gone. When I think back to those good old London days, you had that kind of smile that lit up a whole room, the kind people gravitated toward without even knowing why.
You were kind, genuine, open, always up for an adventure, and you had plenty of those. The stories, the chaos, the nights that turned into mornings… somehow you made all of it unforgettable for your friends. You had a way of bringing people together, turning strangers into mates in minutes, just by being you.
Travelling, meeting new people, getting up to all sorts – you lived fully and freely, and that’s something I’ll always admire.
I can’t believe you’re gone, mate. But I’ll carry those memories and that smile with me always.
Rest easy, Sully.
Love from Mamma Luce, Old Man Geez & the Berrymead’s crew