Shawn Sickels
Corporal Shawn M. Sickels, 22, of New Philadelphia, died suddenly March 30, 2011 - less than two weeks before he was to be discharged from active duty from the U.S. Marine Corps following four years of active duty.
Born Oct. 2, 1988, in Dover, Shawn was a son of Steve Eugene Sickels and Marie Haynes of New Philadelphia. He was a 2007 graduate of Indian Valley High School, where he excelled in academics. Shawn had a passion for high performance race cars. He was building one of his own cars and upon his discharge later this month had been accepted into the high performance and automotive technology program at the Ohio Technical College, Cleveland.
A hard worker his whole life, Shawn began working at the age of 13 - first as a berry-picker at the Krantz Berry Farm, and during high school tried his hand at telemarketing. He later went on to work at Texas Road House and then Hog Heaven.
He’ll be remembered as an outgoing and friendly guy, a fiercely protective brother and son who loved his family and serving his country. He toured many countries and most recently was deployed aboard the U.S.S. San Antonio.
When home on leave, Shawn was known to keep his family and friends up to all hours of the night spinning stories and laughing loud. In the days before his death, Shawn was counting down the days to his discharge on Facebook and making plans for family reunions and gatherings with friends. His death is a tragic loss to all who knew him.
Shawn is survived by his siblings, Stevie Eugene Sickels II of New Philadelphia, Sadie Lyn (Kyle) Gibson of Port Washington, and Shane Anthony Sickels of New Philadelphia.
Shawn will be dearly missed by his family and extended family that includes many aunts, uncles, and cousins, and two family dogs, Shorty and Beast. Among the many special people whom Shawn anticipated greeting upon his discharge later this month was a newborn cousin, Bailey Wynn Herbert.
The family will be escorted by the Patriot Guard at Akron-Canton Regional Airport to receive Shawn the afternoon of April 5 and travel with him to Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, New Philadelphia. Local veterans’ service organizations and the public are invited to be on-hand at East High Avenue and Second Street NE as the motorcade arrives in downtown New Philadelphia to pay tribute to Cpl. Sickels and his family.
Services will be held April 8, at 10:30 a.m., at New Life Church of God, 115 South Ave., Dover, with Pastor Dode Overton officiating. Military honors will be rendered outside the church at the conclusion of the service. Family and friends will remain at the church for a reception. Cremation will follow in Geib’s Tuscarawas Valley Crematory, Dover. Calling hours will be April 7, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., at Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, New Philadelphia.
Those unable to attend are invited to share memories, condolences, and tributes at http://www.geibcares.com.
Born Oct. 2, 1988, in Dover, Shawn was a son of Steve Eugene Sickels and Marie Haynes of New Philadelphia. He was a 2007 graduate of Indian Valley High School, where he excelled in academics. Shawn had a passion for high performance race cars. He was building one of his own cars and upon his discharge later this month had been accepted into the high performance and automotive technology program at the Ohio Technical College, Cleveland.
A hard worker his whole life, Shawn began working at the age of 13 - first as a berry-picker at the Krantz Berry Farm, and during high school tried his hand at telemarketing. He later went on to work at Texas Road House and then Hog Heaven.
He’ll be remembered as an outgoing and friendly guy, a fiercely protective brother and son who loved his family and serving his country. He toured many countries and most recently was deployed aboard the U.S.S. San Antonio.
When home on leave, Shawn was known to keep his family and friends up to all hours of the night spinning stories and laughing loud. In the days before his death, Shawn was counting down the days to his discharge on Facebook and making plans for family reunions and gatherings with friends. His death is a tragic loss to all who knew him.
Shawn is survived by his siblings, Stevie Eugene Sickels II of New Philadelphia, Sadie Lyn (Kyle) Gibson of Port Washington, and Shane Anthony Sickels of New Philadelphia.
Shawn will be dearly missed by his family and extended family that includes many aunts, uncles, and cousins, and two family dogs, Shorty and Beast. Among the many special people whom Shawn anticipated greeting upon his discharge later this month was a newborn cousin, Bailey Wynn Herbert.
The family will be escorted by the Patriot Guard at Akron-Canton Regional Airport to receive Shawn the afternoon of April 5 and travel with him to Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, New Philadelphia. Local veterans’ service organizations and the public are invited to be on-hand at East High Avenue and Second Street NE as the motorcade arrives in downtown New Philadelphia to pay tribute to Cpl. Sickels and his family.
Services will be held April 8, at 10:30 a.m., at New Life Church of God, 115 South Ave., Dover, with Pastor Dode Overton officiating. Military honors will be rendered outside the church at the conclusion of the service. Family and friends will remain at the church for a reception. Cremation will follow in Geib’s Tuscarawas Valley Crematory, Dover. Calling hours will be April 7, from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., at Linn-Hert-Geib Funeral Home & Crematory, New Philadelphia.
Those unable to attend are invited to share memories, condolences, and tributes at http://www.geibcares.com.
Published: April 5, 2011
