YARMOUTH POLICE SERGEANT SEAN M. GANNON: K9 Officer Promoted Posthumously to Sergeant
The following is the actual media statement from the YPD:
Yarmouth Police Department Sergeant Sean McNamee Gannon, age 32, died on impact in the line of duty from a gunshot wound to the head on April 12, 2018.
Born August 22nd, 1985 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Sergeant Gannon graduated from All Saints Elementary School in 1999, and Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth in 2003.
Sergeant Gannon graduated with honors from Westfield State University in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, a Master’s with honors from Massachusetts Maritime Academy with a degree in Emergency Management in 2011, and the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Municipal Police Academy.
Sergeant Gannon’s internships included service with the Nantucket Police Department, and the Westfield Police Department, and earned certifications as an Emergency Medical Technician and Life Saving Instructor.
Sergeant Gannon started his Law Enforcement career at Stonehill College in 2007 as a member of the Campus Police Force before joining the Yarmouth Police Department in 2010.
Sergeant Gannon was part of the Emergency Management Unit, a part-time member of the Proactive Anti-Crime Team, and he was the first full-time K9 narcotics officer for YPD with his devoted K9 Thor.
After retiring K9 Thor, Sergeant Gannon acquired his beloved K9 patrol dog Nero, who was also shot and injured at the scene of the crime but was rescued and is expected to survive and return to the Gannon family.
Sergeant Gannon leaves a legacy of high moral integrity, infectious humor, and collaborative work with colleagues. He enjoyed travel, working with his hands, volunteering his time to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands and being outside.
He loved spending time with his family and friends.
Sean was deeply intuitive and inspired others to be their best selves.
Sean leaves his wife, Dara (Bryan), his parents, Patrick and Denise, his siblings, Timothy and his fiancée Mary, Martha and her husband Derrick, his ‘Little Brother’ Riley and his mother Nicole, his in-laws Kathy and Dean Bryan, and their son Ross, along with many loving relatives and friends.
Whatever Sean did, he gave 100% of himself.
He will be profoundly missed by his family, colleagues, and friends.
The family deeply appreciates the incredible outpouring of local and national messages of support and condolences.
The family particularly wishes to recognize the outstanding presence of the Yarmouth Police Department during this difficult ordeal.
Heroes Live Forever…
