Sean Casey, a lifelong Marbleheader, died on Dec. 4, of cancer.
He was born on January 8, 1957, to Anne and Ed Casey, and grew up in the heart of the Shipyard neighborhood. He was a graduate of Marblehead High School, Merrimack College and the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy. In 1977, he was named as a Truman Scholar.
He pursued a career in public policy consulting involving work in all 50 states and several foreign countries. He was most recently employed by Colleague Consulting of Maryland.
Sean’s interests included Marblehead’s history and government. He was a member of the town’s Charter Committee. His extensive research on Marblehead during WWII will be published at a later date.
Sean is survived by his mother Anne Casey, his wife Shannon (Egan), his son Patrick, his daughter Hannah, his sister Cheryl Tremblay, his sister-in-law Hannah Karass, and his nieces and nephews: Tom Casey; Caroline, Christopher and Eric Tremblay; Max and Sean Karass; Deirdre and Christopher Piper and Seamus Piper. He was pre-deceased by his brothers Tom and Nick Casey, his sister-in-law Colleen Piper and his father and mother-in-law Tom and Peg Egan.
Friends and relatives are invited to attend his visitation on Friday, Dec. 12, 4-8 p.m., at Eustis & Cornell of Marblehead, 142 Elm St. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Dec. 13, at 10:30 a.m. at Eustis & Cornell. In lieu of flowers, donations in Sean’s memory may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at eustisandcornellfuneralhome.com for Sean’s family.
