Seal Sitters is terribly saddened by the passing of our supporter and advisor, Jule Sugarman, on November 2nd. Jule, 83 years old, was the husband of core team member, Candace Sullivan. Despite his many lofty accomplishments in 40 years of public service, Jule always kept his celebrity modest and unassuming. Among those accomplishments, he was the architect for Head Start under the Lyndon Johnson administration, advisor to Mayor John Lindsay of NYC, and was on the team that helped then-governor Jimmy Carter transition to the office of the President. His passion was to improve the lives of underprivileged children and this became the focus of his work. Seal Sitters is honored to have known this remarkable man who gave so generously of his time, advising us on many issues. To read more about Jule and his humanitarian work, please read the following links.

Jule Sugarman, architect of head start dies at 83 (Seattle Times)
Jule Sugarman dies; Head Start founder was 83 (Washington Post)
Jule Sugarman, Director and Architect of Head Start, dies at 83 (New York Times)