Mass. Town Remembers Soldier Who Was a Dad and a Rock Band Gamer
By Shawn on Sunday, June 15th, 2008 at 4:19 PM PST In Game Companies, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Games, Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony
This Father’s Day Taunton, Massachusetts mourns one of their own Army Sgt. Shane Duffy, who was killed in Iraq.
Duffy, who would have turned 23 next Sunday, was killed June 4 in Tikrit, when his Army unit was attacked by enemy fire. Mourners described him yesterday as a spirited, fearless, caring person who looked forward to raising a family and becoming a firefighter like his father.
More than 500 people turned out to honor Sgt. Duffy including scores of firefighters in dress uniform, the governor, lieutenant governor, and US Senator John F. Kerry who gave a eulogy based on anecdotes offered by his family and friends.
Kerry… recounted how Duffy, on [recent] leave, had joined his family to play the video game “Rock Band,” one of his favorites. “Shane [played] guitar with the trademark intensity of a man who wanted to be the best in everything he did in life, and at least for that moment he was Eric Clapton,” Kerry said. Duffy’s wife played the drums, and he held his rosy-cheeked daughter, Mackenzie, up to the microphone to sing along. “If Shane Duffy was intense, he was also tender,” Kerry said.
Sgt. Shane Duffy is survived by his wife Jamie Duffy and infant daughter Mackenzie.
via GamePolitics; Boston Globe
