Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Sean Finnegan, RIP

An old friend of mine from Columbia, Sean Finnegan, passed away last week from a massive heart attack. Sean was 43 and, as far as I know, didn't have any serious health problems. To describe the news of Sean's death as a shock doesn't seem to be quite adequate. I flew down for the funeral (which was yesterday) and it was one of the sadder experiences of my life. After an elegant and touching eulogy by Sean's friend Pete Wheeler, Sean's dad, Jack, spoke for a few minutes about how much he'll miss Sean and the entire place was in tears. I suppose outliving one's children must be one of the crueler experiences life can throw at you. His obit--from the Baltimore Sun--is here.

Among other things, Sean introduced me to progressive rock (as we used to call it) and beer snobbery.

Sean was in a punk band called Void is his late teens. I was a little young to go to punk shows in DC at the time, but I knew they were semi-influential, though I guess I didn't quite appreciate how much so. Googling around, I found a note about Sean's passing on Dischord Records (Void's label) and there were short items on (among other places) Pitchfork and Idolator.

He was a great guy and he'll be missed.

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