
Be Sebastien's Angels
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Hello Friends! Today would have been Sébastien's 54th birthday. If you are not aware, it with a heavy heart that I tell you that Sebastien passed away at the end of July. We celebrated his life on August 3rd in his home town of Sete, France. Our son says he is sure to see his Dad again one day. He will live on through Etienne forever. He was a proud and devoted DAD! This time last year, Sebastien was in the hospital for testing. He felt something wasn't right. Little did he know that Pancreatic cancer had already got the best of him. He left NY at the beginning of October last year, never to return. But he was blessed to spend his remaining days in his Mother's home and his family was very close to him at the end. Etienne and I traveled many times to France over these last 9 months and they were able to enjoy each other's company for sometimes weeks at a time. Virtual learning turned out to be our blessing!!
Why this GoFundMe ? Sebastien had no life insurance and very little savings, quite a bit of which went toward the back and forth travel expenses over these last months. He shared with me his ideas of a "college plan" for Etienne, knowing that he would not be here to see it through. He had learned that College in Montreal would not be a huge expense for Etienne because of his French nationality and he knew of an excellent school. I told him he could count on me and I knew that Etienne would like the idea and He did!
So to offset a lot of what he spent, and put the funds back, so that all can go towards his goal, I am calling on Angels. A college fund will be created with what he had left, and friends and family will be able to add to it.
Etiene is 13 and growing fast! He is handling things with remarkable grace. Of course he misses him everyday and so do all of us who loved him.
Happy Birthday Sebastien. Continue to watch over our boy from above.
Organizer
Sam Miller
Organizer
Albany, NY