I remember when sean was my best friend back in Zachary Lane elementary school. I remember we would always play at the park and in the woods in his old house in minnnka, I was disheartening by the news he passed away. I will always remember when we would play his favorite game on the ps2. I hope the family will come to peace as this news is very hard

I never really talked with Sean, we have a 10 year age gap after all. He was a cousin of mine, but even the farthest people from me I care about a lot. I remember that his presence was always a comforting one. I knew he was kind, smart, optimistic and truly a great person at heart. You could tell just by looking at him.

I learned basically everything I know about him after he passed. He liked filmography, movies, star wars, video games. But I wish I could talk to him about those topics.

Recently, I have been sort of writing to him, in my writer's notebook (you write about prompts you come up with in a notebook. Half a page is an entry). Its been helping a lot. Not to mention, I have already written a lot to him in just about 3-4 months. My classmates are at around 20 entries. I'm at 108 currently.

Even though losing him sucked and still does, he has fueled my motivation to keep writing. I write nearly every day and has also sparked a hope in me to one day become a writer.

I know I am 3 years late, but I just found this website and I wanted to talk about Sean and what he has done to help me even though he passed 3 years ago.

May you rest in peace Sean, you will be forever missed.

As Sean's birthday approached this year, I found myself thinking about him a lot. Before I say anything else, I want to wish Sean a happy birthday, and a good day to everybody reading this.

A lot of what me and Sean and my brother Gabe talked about when we were hanging out was TV shows, movies, and videogames. Although we sometimes discussed other things, our primary conversations usually involved media of some kind.

Now Sean was the kind of person to re-watch things. Every time he would re-watch something he loved, he would gain further appreciation for it, and as such have more fuel for his own creative endeavors. Often, when Sean would watch or re-watch something, he would text me and Gabe to let us know his thoughts on the matter.
While looking through my texts in 2020, I compiled a large list of movies, TV shows, and videogames that Sean had recommended to me, and I figured I should share it with anybody else who might value it. Along with the name of the media, I will also share a few quotes from Sean about them when I have some.

Without further ado, here's the list! (In no particular order)

MOVIES
The Prestige
The Incredibles
DC Movies (Aquaman & Shazam are specifically mentioned)
Joker
The Raimi Spider-Man Trilogy
The Irishman
Knives Out
Dollars Film Trilogy ("Probably my favorite film trilogy")
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Old Tim Burton Batman Films
Mission Impossible: Fallout
Kubo
Spirited Away
Jaws
Kingsman
Batman vs. TMNT

TV SHOWS
DuckTales (the 2017 version)
Supernatural (I haven't watched this yet, but Sean and me talked a lot about the mythology of this show)
Cowboy Beebop ("I don't want to overhype it, but i think it's the greatest animated series I've ever seen." ~Sean) (Sean's other greatest animated shows, I believe, were Avatar: The Last Airbender and Phineas and Ferb)
Community
Umbrella Academy
Voltron on Netflix
Invader Zim
Star Wars (Sean is actually the person who introduced me to Star Wars!)

VIDEO GAMES
The Uncharted games (Sean was always very critical of these games, but would replay them many many times ~"Yeah, I've played the Uncharted games through more times than I care to admit.")
The InFamous games
Spider-Man PS4 ("It's probably my favorite piece of Spider Man media")
Ghost of Tsushima on PS4
Shadow of the Colossus
Kingdom Hearts
Xenoblade Chronicles (the first one)
Persona 5
Sly Cooper (Specifically Sly 3 was one of his favorites)
Jak and Daxter (We would discuss our ideas for sequels to this for hours)
Ratchet and Clank
Shovel Knight ("best game on switch.")

I hope some of this is as valuable to you as it is to me. This list is going to take me a while to get through, but I think it will help me to get even closer to Sean.
All the while I'm going to be thinking of Sean and the conversations and good times that we had.
~Zac

given that Sean and I shared an intense love for movies, I have this one in mind on his birthday in light of yet another Marvel movie in theaters that will be the first one we don't see together. he was a quiet volunteer that offered his time quite unselfishly for others...a hero of sorts, and perhaps given the pacemaker he had installed, coincidentally in the same year that Ironman the movie was first released, it's also an odd coincidence that Sean's heart stopped beating not that long after Ironman's did...
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From Avengers:Endgame (Tony Starks hologram message to his family)

“Everybody wants a happy ending. Right? But it doesn’t always roll that way. Maybe this time.

I’m hoping if you play this back, it’s in celebration. I hope families are reunited, I hope we get it back and something like a normal version of the planet has been restored. If there ever was such a thing. God, what a world. Universe, now. If you told me ten years ago that we weren’t alone, let alone, you know, to this extent, I mean, I wouldn’t have been surprised, but come on, the epic forces of dark and light that have come in to play. And for better or worse, that’s the reality Morgan’s gonna have to find a way to grow up in.

So I thought I better record a little greeting, in the case of an untimely death, on my part. I mean, not that death at any time isn’t untimely. This time travel thing we’re gonna try and pull off tomorrow, it’s got me scratching my head about the survivability of it all. Then again, that’s the hero gig.

Part of the journey is the end.

What am I even tripping for? Everything’s gonna work out exactly the way it’s supposed to.

I love you 3000.”

I was literally reading one of Sean's latest projects, a documentary about the current role and the status of our embattled media in today's society, when I received the sad news!
What are the odds?
"Sean was my student..." It's with a hard feeling and a huge sadness that I utter these words one last time, realizing that I cannot say them anymore. Sean was one of those memorable students that kept asking questions trying to make sense of the world around him. He kept challenging whatever we had discussed and whatever we learned through his screenplays.
Yes, he aspired to be a screenwriter and he would have made a darn good one at that, with his amazing stories and his unique characters.
Life is unfair when it cuts the dreams of young people, but life is just that, unfair, and we cannot do a darn thing about it...
Rest in peace Sean, we will miss you in class, I will dearly miss you and your irresistible laughter and our lengthy one on one meetings to discuss your ambitious projects.

Lynne-Prayers for you and your family for the loss of your wonderful son. He was such a welcoming helpful Hennepin member. Jane Mylrea

Sean's kind presence will be missed. Our deepest sympathies go out to the entire Carroll family and all who knew Sean.

We pray for you as you grieve, love, and remember.

sean contributed greatly to the loving, caring fashion of your family. god bless you every one in your great future. blessings. rev. jim mcchesney

Sean brought so much to this world while he was here. He was so full of creativity, stories, ideas and enthusiasm. He had a gentle spirit and was always a pleasure to have around. He was genuine and kind and a fabulous friend to my boys. He very much felt like a member of our family and he will be missed beyond words. We will watch movies, drink milk and eat pizza in his honor to the end of our days.

We love you Carroll Family

Sean was always a dependable classmate and friend. We would look over each others assignments and talk about our ideas for upcoming projects. He will be missed at MCTC, and I honestly don't know how the remaining time will be without him. Love and prayers goes out to his family and friends.

Sean was one the first friend I ever had, and the fact that he's no longer just available at the drop of a hat will be a hard one to grapple with for a good long time.

The last time I ever spoke to Sean in person, we reminisced of the olden times where we would walk over to each other's houses and tell stories upon stories using our stuffed animal Webkinz. As we got older, the stuffed animals became less involved, but Sean never became less involved in telling stories, even going to college in pursuit of this lifelong storytelling passion.

Although Sean is no longer with us, the memories of him remain. And whenever I drink milk, think of childhood, or finish this intimidating long list of movies and TV shows that you left for me, I'll be reminded of him.

I'll leave you with a quote from Sean Carroll himself:
"An actual live action Lion King is not physically possible unless Disney has broken the language barrier between animal and human."

I'll miss ya, buddy.

Don and I are so saddened by Sean’s death and we hold his family in our hearts and prayers. We have never met Sean in person and are saddened by that too. He obviously has touched our Spiritual life in many ways at Hennepin without our knowing it was his gift and talent for sharing that touched so many areas of Hennepin fellowship. We give thanks to God for Sean and pray his family will feel the loving Spirit of Christ as they mourn their loss.

This is a beautiful page and photographs and the message is fitting to Sean and the joyful, positive life he lived and shared with others. We are grateful for his too-brief presence on this earth and to have had the opportunity to watch him grow up in the church. We wish you all peace, comfort that he is with his Lord, and the blessing of good memories and laughter. Sending love from the Carlson-Green family. xx

We are so sorry for your loss. My heart goes out to you. Sean meant a lot to all of us. Great memories with Sean; the cabin, soccer, many bdays and Halloween. He was so incredibly kind, sweet and positive. You are amazing parents and family! Love, Lauren

A life well lived.. a smile given freely and always a hello; that was Sean Carroll! Not a kinder soul nor someone more pure of heart. He was funny, silly, kind and grace... he made everyone better by knowing him and I am grateful for having had the honor of watching him grow into a wonderful Adult... he will be missed dearly. 

This life event will change all of us forever, Just as his birth did. We choose whether we’ll be bitter or honor Sean with love and kindness. He faced all of his difficulties with a gentle, but firm, courage. He found ways around his handicaps. He lived his life with honor and integrity. He taught us a lot in his 20 years. Our grandchildren teach us so much if we let them. We, His grandma and grandpa, choose to follow Sean‘s example and live our lives with love, honor and integrity.

We are so sad that Sean’s physical presence is no longer with us. He was a remarkable child and young adult. I will always remember his sweet smile and beautiful laugh. Sean was so fortunate to have been born into your family. He was and always will be deeply loved by many and never forgotten...

Poem by unknown:
When God Comforted Me

From heaven he was delivered
As a baby unto you,
When God said to me softly
I'm trusting you to do
Everything that's needed
To nurture and to love.
He's your little angel
Sent from me above.

You see...spirits cannot be
Held, hugged, or kissed.
The body that was his vessel
Is what you'll surely miss,
But his spirit that I shared with you
On that one special day,
That is what I promise
To never take away.

So he is back in heaven now
The earth was not his place.
He taught you all he could
About dignity and grace,
So as you grieve and weep
To see him once again,
I promise he's waiting here
When you get to heaven

I’m sorry to never have known Sean. He sounds like a profound young man, blessed with wisdom beyond his years. What you wrote, John, was beautiful. Holding you all in prayer. Peace be with you all, and Sean too. All my love, Leia Adey

You are wonderful parents and Sean was fully blessed with all your love and support. This is evident in his accomplishments and life well lived. Our prayers are with you and the girls and we are here for you always. Love you ~ Jayne and Lance

Gone From My Sight

I am standing upon the seashore. A ship, at my side,
spreads her white sails to the moving breeze and starts
for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength.
I stand and watch her until, at length, she hangs like a speck
of white cloud just where the sea and sky come to mingle with each other.
 
Then, someone at my side says, "There, she is gone."
 
Gone where?
 
Gone from my sight. That is all. She is just as large in mast,
hull and spar as she was when she left my side.
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me -- not in her.

And, just at the moment when someone says, "There, she is gone,"
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, "Here she comes!"

- Henry Van Dyke

From Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu:

"If you are depressed, you are living in the past.
If you are anxious, you are living in the future.
If you are at peace, you are living in the present."

Sean thought a lot and while he didn't always share his thoughts, it was abundantly clear he lived in the present given how peacefully he lived. Pretty amazing he was not anxious about his own future, and rarely if ever complained or dwelled on the circumstances of his past.

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." - Albert Einstein