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Sean Vincent O'Gorman

Sean Vincent O'Gorman, 19, died on Sunday, October 13, 2024. He was the son of Jonathan and Catherine O'Gorman of Jamestown, Rhode Island. Sean was a 2023 graduate of North Kingstown High School where he participated in the Varsity Soccer and Outdoor Track teams. For the last few years, he worked during the winters as a snowboarding instructor at Yawgoo Valley Ski resort, where he found time to also volunteer for their Special Olympics snowboard program. He spent fall of 2023 into 2024 at college attending James Madison University in Virginia, where he studied Biology, spent time snowboarding and hanging out with friends and the heavy metal

music club. Sean loved his hobbies of fishing and snowboarding. He also enjoyed his time as an avid gamer, playing various games with friends from Virginia.

He is survived by his parents, Jon and Cathy, two siblings; Brother Liam, Sister Bevin; his paternal grandfather, John P. O'Gorman of Warwick, and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and family who loved him very dearly and will miss him greatly. He was predeceased by his maternal grandparents, Rita and Vincent Saunders and his paternal grandmother Marcelle O'Gorman.

There will be a private service held for family and close friends.

In lieu of flowers. memorial donations may be made to Special Olympics Rhode Island, Attn: Memorial Gift, 370 George Washington Highway, Smithfield, RI 02917; or the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, Rhode Island Chapter, Attn: Michael Swyer, 199 Water St., 11th Floor New York, NY 10038.

Kindly visit the Fagan-Quinn Funeral Home online for information and condolences, www.TheQuinnFuneralHome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Southern Rhode Island Newspapers on Oct. 24, 2024.

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