EXHIBIT 32

                            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 on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
March 31, 2006 (the "Report") of Sun Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") 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.


Date:  May 10, 2006


/s/ Thomas A. Bracken                     /s/ Dan A. Chila
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Thomas A. Bracken                         Dan A. Chila, Executive Vice President
President and Chief Executive Officer     and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
(Principal Executive Officer)             Financial and Accounting Officer)