Sean D. Egan

Sean Dennis Egan of Newton Centre, formerly of Dorchester, died Oct. 29, 2012, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 51. Born and raised in Dorchester, Sean graduated from Copley Square High School and attended Boston State College, where he played hockey. He also attended Wentworth Institute and Lesley College. He owned and operated Florian Gardens and Forget Me Not landscaping. He worked for many years as a delivery man for UPS and FedEx. Sean was for many years a referee with the Eastern Hockey Federation, where he refereed high school and Jr. league games. Sean was the beloved husband of Mabel (Chan) Egan; and loving father of Charles and Melanie Egan, both of Newton Centre; the son of MaryAnn (Peck) Egan of Rockland, formerly of Dorchester, and the late Thomas Francis Egan; and brother of Maureen Spencer of Weymouth, Dorothy Egan of Braintree, Thomas Egan of Braintree, Timothy Egan of Braintree, Kevin Egan of Readville, Dennis Egan of Abington, Patrice Lewis of Rockland, Paula Connolly of Braintree, Michael Egan of Abington, Joseph Egan of Rockland and the late MaryAnne Saccone and Mark Egan. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and in-laws. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Monday, Nov. 5, at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Church, 1321 Centre St., Newton Centre. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours are in the Eaton Funeral Home, 1351 Highland Ave., Needham, Sunday 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sean Egan Memorial Fund, c/o Rockland Trust Co., 272 Columbia Rd., Hanover, MA 02339. For directions or to share a memory of Sean, please visit www.eatonfuneralhomes.com.