Exhibit 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                                18 U.S.C.ss.1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     In  connection  with  the  Quarterly  Report  of  Sun  Bancorp,  Inc.  (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended June 30, 2002 (the  "Report") as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, we, Thomas
A. Bracken,  President and Chief Executive Officer, and Dan A. Chila,  Executive
Vice  President  and Chief  Financial  Officer,  certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss.1350, as adopted pursuant to ss.906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.



/s/ Thomas A. Bracken                       /s/ Dan A. Chila
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Thomas A. Bracken                           Dan A. Chila
President and Chief Executive Officer       Executive Vice President
                                            and Chief Financial Officer



August 13, 2002