Sean C Brightman Obituary (1969 - 2017)

Sean C. Brightman, 48, of Boody, IL passed away on Monday, August 7, 2017. A service to celebrate and honor Seans life will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, 2017 at Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home, 515 West Wood Street, Decatur, IL 62522. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Memorials can be made to the Purple Heart Foundation or the Shriners Hospital for Children. Sean was born on March 11, 1969 in Decatur, IL the son of Charles Edward and Katherine (Ziems) Brightman. Sean graduated from Dawson Boyd-Minnesota High School in 1987 and after graduating joined the U.S. Army. Sean was stationed in Germany before being recalled to Desert Storm where he received a Purple Heart for injuries sustained in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. After his military service ended he was a truck driver for various companies including: U.P.S., DART and Allied. He was a member of the V.F.W. as well as the American Legion. In his spare time Sean loved to ride his motorcycle, fish, shoot his guns, hunt and spend time with his many friends. Sean never knew a stranger and was always willing to help his friends doing almost anything for anybody but most of all Sean was a proud father. Seans infectious smile, hearty laugh and his big bear hugs will be tremendously missed by his loving family. Surviving is his son: Jacob Brightman and his wife Sarah of Richlands, N.C.; mother: Katherine Brightman and her significant other Stuart Storlien of Gary, S.D.; two sisters: Carrie Kwilinski and her husband Steve of Montevideo, M.N.; Beth Brightman and her fianc Tomas Villanueva of St. Cloud, M.N.; six nephews: Nick, Mitch, Mason, Riley, Ross and Nolan; niece: Alissa; several aunts, uncles, cousins and many friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, father, several uncles and one aunt. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.dawson-wikoff.com.