Longtime resident, activist Carol 'Red' Sullivan passes away

Carol Sullivan presented dictionaries to third grade students on behalf of the Menifee-Sun City Rotary Club in 2013. File photo

Carol "Red" Sullivan, longtime resident and volunteer in many civic groups in the Sun City community, passed away July 10.

Sullivan had been active in local community affairs since 1986 and had lived here since 1998. She served on the committee that drew up the original plan for the City of Menifee before its incorporation in 2008.

She was a member of the Rotary Club of Menifee from 2008 until declining health prevented her participation. She served as Rotary president in 2012-13. She led the coordination of many Rotary projects, including the presentation of dictionaries to every third grader in Menifee; sponsorship of spelling bees; contribution of funds to the Menifee Valley Community Cupboard, Menifee-Sun City Concern, Santa's Workshop and many other projects.

Sullivan spent countless hours as an administrator and volunteer with Menifee-Sun City Concern, which coordinates home visits, food delivery and welfare calls to home-bound residents in Sun City. Sullivan ran for a Menifee City Council seat in 2012 and continually expressed her passion for Menifee.

There is no memorial service scheduled.

Carol Sullivan welcomed Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez and City Council member John Denver to a Thanksgiving Day meal delivery at the Menifee-Sun City Concern office in 2013. File photo