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Remembering Sean P. O'Connor.
2LT Sean P. O'Connor, 27, of Savannah Georgia died October 19, 2008 at his home. Sean was currently assigned BN S-2 Officer. Sean was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Terry and Julia O'Connor; he was raised in Virginia through high school where he excelled in baseball. Sean enlisted in the army in 2000 as an Infantryman, assigned to Ft. Lewis, Wash.
While as an enlistee he received the Army Service Ribbon, Expert Infantry Badge and the Army Commendation, Army Achievement and National Defense Medals. After 34 months as an enlisted member Sean received an appointment to West Point Military Academy in New York. He graduated with the class of 2007 with a Bachelor of Science Degree and a specialty of Arabic Linguistics.
Sean was deployed to Iraq in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, returning in July 2008, to his wife of one year and to meet his new daughter, Kylie. He is survived by his wife Marissa and daughter Klyie O'Connor of Hawaii; Grandmother, Julia Gamboa: mother, Julie Duprey, sister, Amanda Duprey and brother, Kevin Duprey of Virginia, Father, Terry O'Connor and sister Desirae O'Connor of Cass Lake, Minn., aunt, Ali Budreau of St. Cloud, great uncles Melvin Smith, Calvin Smith of Bemidji and Richard O'Connor of Chicago Il. and many, many friends, relatives and fellow servicemen and women who will dearly miss him.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Robert O'Connor, Armondo Gamboa, grandmother, Rubie O'Connor and sister, Erin O'Connor.