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SEAN BURBIDGE Obituary
Age 39, formerly of New Castle, DE, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2007, in Palm Springs, CA, after suffering a severe head injury in a fall.
Sean graduated from Caravel Academy in 1986, and attended University of Delaware and the culinary arts program at College of The Desert in Palm Desert. He worked at various restaurants in Palm Springs over the last 15 years.
Survivors include his parents, Jerry and Donna Burbidge, of Bradenton, FL; his brother and sister-in-law, Brian and Theresa Burbidge, of Charlotte NC; 2 nephews, Michael and Daniel; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Mass will be said at Our Lady of Fatima, 801 N. Dupont Highway, New Castle, DE, on March 8 at 11 am, by Most Reverend Michael Burbidge, Bishop of Raleigh Archdiocese.
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Scott Davis
April 30, 2025
Sean was my best friend and house mate for several years. There were very few people in my life as interesting as Sean. We fell out of contact after he left Delaware for California. I will never forget him and all of the stories we lived through.
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