Believing this was not the life his wife and children would want to experience, Patrick Sullivan made the decision to take all three off life support. The mother and two babies died on Dec. 27.

Editor’s note: The article was updated at 6:25 p.m. Jan. 3, 2025 to clarify some details provided by Patrick Sullivan. As he held his newborn daughter for the first time, Patrick Sullivan looked ...

Ciara Sullivan, of Rutland, the wife of Rutland firefighter Patrick Sullivan, and their almost-2-week-old twin babies were taken off life support, according to the husband’s Facebook post.