Shea's story
Shea was many things, impossible to sum up or predict. He was as multifaceted as the next witty comment waiting to roll off his tongue. To anyone who had the fortune of knowing him, he represented something of an indescribable value to each and to every person. He was warm, patient, kind and genuine.
He had a passion to learn more, know more and do more. From his weekends spent researching the next indie music artists he would then dedicate his drives into work, listening to albums from start to finish, to his determination to reading books most of us would not dream of getting through even the prologues of, to his evenings dedicated to finding the perfect movie to put on, Shea brought a sense of intrigue and purpose to everything he did. He was intentional in all his pursuits and steadfast in his beliefs.
Shea was training to become a psychiatrist. His dedication to his work and prioritisation of his patients came above all else, and his unbreakable determination to do right by them was widely recognised and admired by doctors and other healthcare workers who worked alongside him. Shea lived every day surrounded by people who loved and admired him. He brought people together just by virtue of being himself and his love and genuine care for the people around him was reciprocated in his every interactions.
He remains in the pieces and fragments of all our memories of him. His habits and his quirks permeate the lives of those of us who had the pleasure to experience him. He lives on in the faces he brought innumerable smiles and cackles of laughter to, and in the faces and souls of those who will continue to laugh and weep as we continue to navigate the loss of the person who was truly so much larger than life.