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Obituary for Sean E Sebern
SEAN E. SEBERN of Westminster, CO, age 52, Went home with Jesus on 12/08/16
Cherished husband of Margaret (Bauer), children Stefanie and Kyle, Michael and Brian. The pride of his parents, Harry and Patricia (Keeling) and sister Cyndi (Fronapfel). Dearly loved son-in-law of Rueben and Ruby Bauer.
?In lieu of flowers, Sean would be honored by donations to Flight For Life Colorado, Living Free Ministries of Golden, CO, or Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue, Dallas, TX?
Sean E. Sebern - Eulogy and Tribute by stepson, Kyle J. Howard
Sean Edward Sebern was born at St. Anthony?s Central in Denver, raised in Lakewood, CO, son of Harry and Patricia and older sister, Cyndi. At the age of 8, his life course was set when a Flight for Life helicopter landed on the street by his house. Captivated, he would pursue his passion of flying for the rest of his life. Committed to his goal, Sean enlisted in the United States Marine Corps during his senior year at Bear Creek High School. Ready for adventure, he participated in a merged Senior Field Studies program between Bear Creek HS and Lakewood HS. This is where Sean met Margaret Bauer, a participating senior from Lakewood High School and their love story would begin. (Although the backstory is that Mom?s first impression of Sean was ?wow, what a scary guy!? Mom eventually decided that since Sean?s best friend, Mike Schilken, was the kindest guy ever, maybe there was more to Sean worth getting to know). Margaret was encouraged by Sean?s enthusiasm for the military experience and enlisted in the Marines, too- but then their lives took separate paths that would not cross again for 20 years.
Immediately after graduation with Bear Creek High School?s class of 1983, Sean was on his hard-charging way to begin an amazing 10-year adventure as the consummate Marine. He excelled in his passion as a helicopter crew chief with HML-267 at duty stations in Camp Pendleton, Okinawa, and Tennessee. He took classes at Ambry Riddle and learned to fly. He undertook his next challenge of parenting and had two sons, Michael and Brian. With the same dedication he applied to everything in his life, Sean never wavered in his love or dedication to the well being of his sons and they meant the world to him.
True to his ultimate objective, Sean was then selected for the Army Warrant Officer Program and would finally achieve his ambition of becoming what God intended, a helicopter pilot. When everyone wanted Apaches, given the option, Sean chose what he called the best horse in the race, the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. Although he would tease he was a Marine undercover in the army, he would also swear his devotion to his brothers of 1/7 Cavalry. From Ft. Drum, NY to Germany, to Ft. Hood, TX, to deployment in Iraq, Sean was honored to take the field of battle with the men of 1/7 Cavalry, D-troop.
In 2003, after 20 years of wandering, Sean and Mom would have their second chance. Reunited, they took the leap on February 29, 2004. Mom let him be in charge of the cake. He surprised her with flags, ribbons, and a big chocolate OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter on top. Four days after getting married, Sean deployed with Operation Iraqi Freedom. The year deployment was hard on Mom and Sean, and all of us, and he missed her. Where some men may neglect calling or texting their wives, Sean order a 6-foot satellite dish shipped from England and then traded cases of beer to be able to fly down from Balad to Baghdad International to pick it up. The guys helped him mount it on a cement wall next to his trailer, he sighted it in, and he was able to connect with Mom every day over the internet while deployed?and he was quick to hook up the rest of the troop.
When he returned from Iraq, after 13 years in the Army, Sean turned down promotion to CW4 and fixed wing, and decided it was truly time to come home. With 23 years of service, and not wanting anymore time apart, CW3 Sebern retired from the Army in 2005 and returned to Colorado to be with Mom.
Sean never missed a step and was immediately hired by Air Methods Corporation, the largest air medical transport company in the country. Even more significant was his assignment to Flight for Life Colorado. He would soon become lead pilot and base manager at St. Anthony?s Central in Denver where he was born. Having achieved his childhood dream and married the love of his life, his life had come full circle. Sean then put his military training skills to work molding the lives of his stepchildren, me and Stefanie.
Sometimes we would get annoyed at how particular Sean was about how he wanted something done, but we had to admit he was just doing things right and we were just being lazy. When it came time for Stefanie to drive, he said she couldn?t drive until she could produce a thorough diagram of all the components of an intersection and he wanted all the details. I remember when I wanted a gaming computer, instead of buying me one, he bought the separate components and gave me the box, expecting me to figure out how to build it. I was 12. Mom was horrified. ?Give a man a fish, he eats for a day; teach a man to fish, he eats for a lifetime,? was a favorite saying of his. Sean said of course it would be hard, but that I could ask questions and he would answer them, and I would learn. I surely did.
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