Dalmatian Rescue

03.27.2020

Sadly, another beloved friend in our extended Dalmatian family has passed away. On March 18th, we lost Janice Sullivan. You may remember for many years Sullivan’s brigade driving their antique fire trucks in our St. Patrick’s Day, Christmas, and Orange Bowl parades.

Janice was the wife of Frank Sullivan, a retired NY firefighter who also wrote the book Buddy Leads The Way.

Janice was always eager to help with our parades by preparing food for our tailgate parties before and after events. She also handcrafted beautiful holiday bandannas for our Dals to wear.

Janice was an incredible Dal mom to several of our adopted Dals over the years. We captured the true essence of Janice’s spirit in this photo during a Hollywood St. Patty’s Day parade with her and Frank’s beloved Lucky.

Janice will be missed, remembered, and admired for the amazing person she was and for what she meant to so many. Farewell, dear friend. We send our most sincere condolences and heartfelt prayers to Frank and his family during this time. – DRSF

Obituary for Janice Sullivan. Please express your condolences. 

We now bid a very sudden and sad farewell to our loyal friend Chuck Shadron, a member of our DRSF family and rescue community. Countless Dalmatians stopped over at Chuck’s house while awaiting transport or a flight to South Florida and some heading for homes far north. In fact, if your Dal is a DRSF alum, you’ll likely find their photo on Chuck’s FB page. Helping our organization was a passion for this incredible man who had so much compassion and willingness always to help. It is difficult to find words that adequately express our sadness.

We offer our most sincere condolences to Chuck’s daughter Michelle Eddins, family, and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. You will always be in our hearts and minds, Chuck….never to be forgotten.

Sincerely, the team and friends at DRSF. 💔