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Heard at OGara's

School_College

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Here's a story Heard_atOGaras, reported by DanMcGowan.

Heard_atOGaras

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:34:00 GMT

Wednesday night at O'Gara's two seemingly "older" gentlemen came in to watch the Gopher game on the Big Ten Network, (right after you were there, Mooch!) one of whom I had seen before, the other not. After awhile and a few cool ones later, the one I had not seen before asked me "You're a McGowan aren't you?" He said that he was in the Cretin Class of 1970 with Sean, had spent most of the time since then in the San Francisco Bay area, and had heard through some of the boys that Sean had passed away, and was quite saddened and shocked when he heard. He said, as most of Sean's old friends do, "He was just an all-around great guy." He (his name escapes me — as I said earlier, that part of my brain cells were likely killed by all the second-hand smoke I inhaled at O'Gara's in the first 22 years of my employment there when smoking was still allowed) said that he had tried to get ahold of Sean when Sean was living in Carson City and he was in Reno on a business trip, but they weren't able to connect because of scheduling conflicts, but said Sean made a great impression upon him in their high school years....So they still ask about Sean, and always with great sadness that he is no longer with us. — DPM

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Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:50:00 GMT

Sean made the list of Notable Nevadans of 2007.

Notable Nevadans

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:49:00 GMT

From Vince in Las Vegas — 12/30/07

Thought you would want to know, Sean made the list in the Las Vegas Review-Journal of Notable Nevadans who died in 2007:

http://www.lvrj.com/news/12924037.html

Source: Gmail - [mcsibl] Notable Nevadans - marty.mcgowan@gmail.com|h

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Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:42:00 GMT

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Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:42:00 GMT

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PrayerAtSea

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 01:41:00 GMT

Sean's ashes are being released at sunset in San Diego, Tuesday, July 17, 2007, with the family present:

Here's the prayer:

Release of Sean’s Ashes to the Sea July 17, 2007

In sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ we commend to almighty God, our Husband, Father, Brother and Friend, Sean Terrance McGowan and we commit his earthy remains to the sea. The Lord bless him and keep him, the Lord make his face to shine upon him and be gracious to him. The Lord lift up his life and give him peace.

Eternal rest grant unto him oh Lord And let perpetual light shine upon him and may his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace.

AMEN
._,_._

EdFasulo

Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:26:00 GMT

Date: February 11, 2007
From: Ed Fasulo
City/State: San Diego, ca

My sincere condolences to Sean`s Family. I just today heard about Sean`s passing, as I don`t live in Vegas any longer. Sean assisted and submitted my first Gaming license to the NGCB, back in 1987. I became very fond of Sean and we shared a freindly and cordial relationship for several years. He was a good person and very good at his job. Please realise that he leaves a fond legacy, which is really all any of us can do. All my best thoughts to Sean`s Family. Ed

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Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:26:00 GMT

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Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:15:00 GMT

link to Las Vegas Review Journal article
Jan. 23, 2007
Copyright © Las Vegas Review-Journal

NLV city attorney McGowan, 54, dies

He also served as a deputy attorney general

By LYNNETTE CURTIS
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Sean T. McGowan, North Las Vegas city attorney and a former Nevada deputy attorney general, died Monday after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 54.

The Minnesota native graduated in 1978 from law school at the University of Arizona. His nearly 30-year professional career included serving as Nevada's deputy attorney general from 1980 to 1984. He worked as a senior attorney for the Del Webb Corporation and had a private law practice in Las Vegas before accepting a position as North Las Vegas's city attorney in early 2000.

"We were very fortunate to get Sean," said North Las Vegas Mayor Michael Montandon, who had become a friend of McGowan's. "You rarely get the opportunity to get someone in this position who is a partner-level attorney, who is willing to take a new tack in life, get out of the dog-eat-dog world and become a public servant for a while."

Montandon said McGowan was a hard worker, even while undergoing chemotherapy treatments.

"Everybody should know someone who handles it (cancer) as well as Sean did," he said on Monday. "I saw him four days ago. He was making jokes, his spirits were good and he had his family around him."

McGowan was the father of two children. An avid sports fan, he coached his children's baseball, basketball and soccer teams. He also served as a merit badge advisor for the Boy Scouts.

Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Palm Valley View Memorial Park, 7600 S. Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas. A Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at St. Viator Catholic Church, 2461 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas.

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Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:13:00 GMT

JimDragosEulogy

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:52:00 GMT

Good Morning. My name is Jim Drago.

I have been Sean McGowan’s friend for more than 36 years. Of all the things I have been called in my life (and believe me the list is a long one and not all of them would be appropriate here today), there are few that I am prouder of or more honored to be called than Sean McGowan’s good friend.

From our initial encounter as freshmen at the U of A in August 1970, Sean and I hit if off. Over the years we shared many experiences, most of them good and a few of them sad. None, sadder than today. But instead of mourning, I know that Sean would want all of us to celebrate his life and cherish the time that we shared with him.

Sean’s life was a treasure trove of funny stories. He lived life to the fullest. and I could go on for hours with stories about Sean but I can hear him telling me to be quiet and sit down.

When we were in college, Sean decided that he needed a way to get around Tucson so he purchased a used motorcycle. He rode that motorcycle everywhere. One of his favorite pastimes was to ride the bike up Mt. Lemon outside Tucson. The bike had been giving him trouble and was in dire need of repairs. Sean, however, was not interested in paying for such work so when the bike gave out on Mt. Lemon, he abandoned on the side of the road and hitchhiked back to campus.

I saw him later that day and asked what he planned to do. He said he would wait a couple days and then he would drive up to Mt. Lemon to check on the bike. A week passed and went back up the mountain only to find that the bike was gone. The bike hasd been stolen.

I asked Sean if he wanted to file a police report. He said that wasn’t necessary. He said the thieves had been punished enough because now that piece of junk was their problem.

As many of you know Sean learned Hebrew and lived on a kibbutz in the Negev Desert in Israel following his graduation from the U of A. But this was not Sean’s first endeavor into broadening his understanding of other religions. During the summer of our sophomore year in college, Sean took a job selling religious books to Southern Baptists in Albany, Georgia in the heart of the Bible Belt. As the summer was ending, Sean decided to come visit me in New York City and take in a couple Yankee and New York Mets baseball games.

He gave me the date for his arrival and I waited anxiously for his call to pick him up at the airport, train station or bus terminal. Instead, an 18- wheeler pulled up in front of my family’s home in Queens at 10 p.m. and out jumped Sean. He decided he could save some money by hitchhiking to New York and was picked up by a moving van. I asked what the trip cost. He said nothing, except he had to help unload furniture at two houses.

Sean had a heart of gold and really was a romantic at heart. Long after our school days and firmly established as an attorney here in Nevada, Sean and I had an opportunity to get together with a few of our old college friends including Jim Craft. Jim Craft or Crafty as we all called him, was a successful attorney in Washington D.C. While Sean and rest of us had more Democratic and liberal political leanings, Crafty was a button-downed, rock-ribbed Republican. Cautious to a fault, Crafty was forever analyzing the proper course of action especially when it came to his female friends.

Crafty told us that he had met this very nice woman named Dawn who was a school teacher in the D.C. area and that he was very taken with her. He wanted to let her know he was thinking of her while he was in Nevada, but was unsure just how to do it. Step in Sean to the rescue. Sean suggested that Crafty send Dawn some flowers from Nevada.

Crafty being forever cautious thought it was a good idea but was undecided about what type and how many flowers he should send, fearful of conveying the wrong message. Crafty suggested two roses and Sean told him that Crafty would look cheap and uninterested. Sean suggested a dozen red roses, but Crafty responded that 12 red roses would surely suggest marriage. Sean being the great negotiator he was suggested a dozen red and white roses to demonstrate sufficient interest but not a walk down the aisle. Sufficiently reassured, Sean then dialed the phone to FTD so Crafty could place the order.

A couple weeks later Sean called me and told me that Crafty and Dawn were engaged.

Sean and I shared a deep passion for Arizona basketball. Over the years, we would anxiously follow each Arizona game. When Arizona would make its annual trip to the NCAA tournament, Sean and I would pool our money and place a wager on the game.

But Sean insisted that we not wager on Arizona. He said that would surely doom their chances. Instead, we would wager on the UofA’s opponent. I thought why we would do that. Either way I’d be rooting against myself. Sean persisted. He said by doing it his way if Arizona won, we would be happy. If the U of A lost or failed to cover the spread, we could always lick our wounds with our winnings. What an argument! It was so stupid it made sense. So for the last 20 years that what we did.

In closing, I am reminded about something my Dad told me when my mother died while I was in college. He said the greatest legacy a person could leave is the positive influence that they had on the people they touched throughout their life. I’d say Sean’s report card is an A- plus.

God Bless you Sean, my good friend.

Celebration

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:00 GMT

FrBillsPoem

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:00 GMT

Fr Bill's poem to Sean at the Funeral:
The Final Flight

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free,
I'm following the path God laid for me.
I took his hand when I heard his call,
I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day,
To laugh, to love, to work, to play.
Tasks left undone must stay that way,
I've found that peace at the end of the day.

If my parting has left a void,
Then fill it with remembered joy.
A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss,
Ah, yes, these things too I will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow,
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My Life's been full, I savoured much,
Good friends, good times, a loved one' touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief,
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me,
God wanted me now, He set me free.

Author: Unknown

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TimMiles

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 01:44:00 GMT

Date: February 02, 2007
From: Tim Miles
City/State: St. Joseph, Minnesota

Sean was two years ahead of me in grade school, where we sang in choir together, and in high school, where I watched him play basketball. Nobody ever hustled more on a basketball floor than did Sean McGowan. He was kind, respectful, and friendly and had a twinkle in the eye sense of humor. Very Irish. It is wonderful to read this messageboard and know what a positive force he was, and will ever remain, in so many lives. My condolences to all Sean`s loved ones.