Prominent Hobsons Bay resident, Sean Adams, died on Tuesday, June 11.
To commemorate his memory and acknowledge the extensive work he did for his community, long time friend Matt Wynd created a GoFundMe to support his partner and children.
Originally from Narrabeen in Sydney, Sean moved to Altona more than 20 years ago with his then partner, Toni. Together they had two kids,16-year-old Georgia and 14-year-old Cameron.
After moving to Melbourne, Sean quickly became an active member of the community, volunteering and participating in many local clubs.
He played 97 games for the Williamstown Superules football club where he met many of his friends including Matt.
Sean also volunteered at local clubs Williamstown CYMS and Newport Power, where he coached the under-16s.
He was an active surf rower and volunteer lifeguard for both Altona and Williamstown lifesaving clubs.
Sean later met his painter of six years, Karen, and her nine-year-old daughter, Maggie.
Matt said Sean always enjoyed helping people, whether they were strangers or he knew them well.
“As a builder he was always helping people out of the kindness of his heart,” he said.
“He loved to donate his time to people.”
Matt said Sean was also a man who enjoyed playing the guitar with his band in Sydney, watching his AFL team Collingwood and skiing on both snow and water.
“He was very generous, he loved telling stories, he could hold a room easily,” Matt said.
“He was also an organ donor to which two people came off dialysis from his kidneys.”
As of Monday, June 17, $44,000 has been raised of a $10,000 goal, all of which will be used for the wake and to support the family he has left behind.
Details: shorturl.at/ThyuB
Jennifer Pittorino
