Morrissey, Sean Michael
Sean Michael Morrissey, 39, of East Hartford, beloved son, father, brother, and friend, passed away of natural causes at home on October 20, 2021. Sean was born at Misawa Air Base in Japan on June 22, 1982, the son of Michael Morrissey and Melinda White. He returned with his family to the United States, attended local schools in Keene, NH, and graduated from Killingly High School. Sean attended Nyack College and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Finance from Assumption College. He was a Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch and looked at this role as his way to meaningfully help people in their lives. He was a member of the Hartford Club, Man Kind Project, and an advocate for emotional intelligence and mental health awareness.
Sean enjoyed golfing, skiing, and woodworking. He was an avid New York Yankees Fan and enjoyed many trips to Yankee Stadium. Sean was a “Steak Master” and his Christmas Beef Wellington will be very missed. He also found comfort and joy in sitting and holding hands with his giant dog Princess Laila.
In addition to his parents, Sean is survived by his daughters, Lucia Morrissey and Caraline Morrissey, and their mother, Christina Mukon; his sister, Angela Rice; his two brothers, Aaron Morrissey and Dylan Morrissey; his nieces and nephews, Krista Rice, Mikyle Kegel, Bella Almadover, Eli Wisnewski, Abigail Wisnewski, Grace Plewa, Brodie Plewa, Theo Mukon, Evangeline Almadover, Sophie Plewa, and Obadiah Decaro; and many other relatives and friends. Sean was predeceased by his paternal grandmother, Dorothy Morrissey whom he adored. He is also survived by his grandparents Bill and Hazel White.
His family will receive friends on Friday, October 29,
2021,10 a.m.-12 p.m., with a Celebration of Life at 12 p.m., at Carmon Funeral Home, 807 Bloomfield Ave., Windsor. Interment will follow in Green Cemetery, Glastonbury.
To share Sean's legacy with his daughters, his family has requested memories and funny stories be shared to make a memory book for them as they grow. Feel free to share them online at www.carmonfuneralhome. com, or bring to the service.
All who know Sean know that he was a passionate advocate for mental health and suicide awareness. In lieu of flowers memorial donations in Sean's memory may be made to the projects that he supported including The ManKind Project at mankindproject.org or the National Alliance for Mental Illness at nami.org.
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