We Celebrate the life of:
Seamus M Davey
KIA Oct 21, 2005
LOWVILLE, N.Y. – Corporal Seamus M. Davey, 25, of the Marine Forces Reserve’s 4th Force Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Reno, Nevada, during Operation Iraqi Freedom, his unit was attached to 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward),
died on Friday October 21, 2005 in vicinity of Haqlaniyah, Iraq.
His Funeral Service was held Saturday, October 29, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Lowville Academy Central School auditorium with Rev. Sarah G. Sanderson-Doughty, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Lowville, officiated. Military Honors followed.
In memory of Seamus,
memorials may be made to Lowville Academy Booster Club,
c/o Christine Bach, Treasurer, LACS,
7668 N. State Street, Lowville, NY 13367.
Born in Pensacola, Florida on October 24, 1979
the son of Derek M. and Lorene A. Olson Davey,
Seamus graduated from Lowville Academy and Central School in 1998,
and attended Grossmont College in El Cajon, Calf.,
while living in San Diego, Calf.
At Lowville Academy he played football, basketball, and lacrosse,
where he was with the lacrosse program since its inception.
He is survived by his parents,
Derek and Lorene of Lowville;
three sisters:
Shiloh M. Davey and her fiancé Ryan Mackey of Cambridge, Mass;
Brittany L. Davey and Austin A. Davey both of Lowville;
his paternal grandparents James R. Davey of Lowville, and Marget S. Davey of Brantingham; aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He is predeceased by his maternal grandparents Frederick Olson and Conradine Ross.
Seamus was a member of the First Presbyterian Church,
Lowville and Lewis County Detachment #754,
Marine Corps League.
Above picture: Seamus and his family as they share time before he left for Iraq.
Often the words we see in one of the published obituaries just do NOT cover the person lost to the family
- it does not show the likes, the dislikes, the 'feelings',
the love and the devotion to family - and more.
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A standout athelete at Lowville Academy,
Seamus played Lacrosse for the school
60 miles Northeast of Syracuse.
"I think that was the way to describe him is an all American type kid that everybody enjoyed being around him, friendly and respectful to everyone. He treated other people in a positive way and I think that's why people enjoyed him," said Robert Goss, Athletic Director at Lowville Academy.
Seamus took the Marine Corps and excelled in infantry tactics, leading him to the Marines elite Reconnaissance units and eventually the 4th Force Reconnaissance Co., Reno, NV, a Marine Reserve unit.
While training with the 4th Force Recon once a month, Seamus attended college in San Diego and helped coach Lacrosse at Patrick Henry High School, also in San Diego.
Seamus, like many special operators, went to work for a military contractor in Iraq after he left active duty. He spent several months working on a Personal Security Detail for Triple Canopy where he protected State Department Officials near Tikrit.
He wrote to the students on his team saying, "We get alot of US news channels out here, CNN, Fox, MSNBC, even BBC. And what they say is for the most part correct. But the thing is, they choose what correct information to tell everyone. They only like to show the most horrific things that are going on out here, not the meetings that the State Department is having and all the money they are giving out to create jobs for the real Iraqis."
At the time he wrote the letter, Seamus knew he was going to Iraq for duty with the Marines, "I told Steve that I wish to help out with the team again this year, but he cannot depend on me for the whole season because of this possible activation. So my plan is to volunteer and make as many practices and games as possible. But just as an assistant."
And he closed the letter with, "a request to all the Sophomores to find all the freshman that are interested in playing this year and get them out to a field and throw some balls around. The quicker every one is up to par on personal skills, the quicker we can get down to the team skills and win a few more games this year."
The terrorists were dead and the brilliant light
of Seamus Davey had been given for a country he loved,
a cause he believed in and lifted to the heavens."
At Seamus' memorial service in Iraq,
an Iraqi Special Forces unit that worked
with the Recon Marines came to pay their respects.
"That their Colonel requested to attend
Corporal Davey's memorial is testament
to the fact that the Iraqi people understand
the cost of freedom and are willing to pay the ultimate price.
The Iraqi troops have suffered casualties and deaths,
just like the other coalition forces.
Even thought they can't speak our language,
they completely comprehend the unwritten warrior's creed,"
McKinney said.
One by one, on a dusty base in Al Anbar,
the Marines,
Soldiers
and Iraqis
passed by and touched Seamus' helmet
and said goodbye to a national treasure.
"Every one of these reservists volunteered to come here.
Like Corporal Davey and Sgt Lee, they know the risk,
but also know the importance of this mission
and the liberation of a people so long repressed," McKinney said.
The final verse of the Marine Corps hymn sings:
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven's Scenes
They will find the streets are guarded
By UNITED STATES MARINES
After the initial invasion of Iraq,
Seamus posted a message on an internet memorial
to his former 1st Sergeant, Ed Smith,
who died from wounds received in Iraq on April 5, 2003.
"1stSgt, I can only wish that I was in Fox company
a little bit longer to soak up the wealth of knowledge
that I know you had to give...
They all know as well as I that you were no doubt
leading from the front on that fateful day.
And your leadership no doubt kept other,
younger marines alive," Seamus wrote.
"1stSgt, if we have to go back there,
we'll make a place in our trucks for a seventh man
a Real American Hero.
And when I get extacted,
I hope you'll be on post guarding the streets to check me in."
Corporal Seamus Davey:
October 24th, 1979 -- October 21st, 2005
Guarding Heaven's Streets:
from October 21st, 2005 to Eternity.
Seamus was born Oct. 24, 1979, in Pensacola, Fla.
He grew up in Lowville, a rural community in upstate New York,
where he graduated from Lowville Academy and Central School,
a K-12 school with 1,300 students.
He had been an athlete who loved all sports, especially lacrosse.
"He was doing what he thought was the right thing.
He felt we should be over there," his mother said.
But most of all, his mom said, he had been "a wonderful son,"
one who had made his dad, Derek, a Marine, proud,
as well as his three sisters, Shiloh, Brittany and Austin.
We extend to Seamus Davey's family
our deepest of sympathies
and our thanks for raising
such a dear and precious son and brother.
His service to others will never be taken
for granted nor forgotten!
MAY GOD BLESS YOU
Seamus Davey!
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