On Tuesday, February 19, 2008, our beloved Seger Drew Downey, 23 passed away unexpectedly at his family home. Seger, born in Ardmore, Oklahoma to parents Barbara and Clifford Downey, moved to Lititz as a child and later was a graduate of Warwick High School in the class of 2002. Seger was drawn to the fine arts and attended Emerson College in Boston where he studied creative writing and poetry. His studies extended to a memorable semester spent in Ireland where he deeply admired and grew to love Irish music, literature, and rugby. Seger was especially drawn to the beautiful landscape and loved it there almost as much as he loved Boston. 

Seger portrayed a bold courage, daring to speak up for notable causes around the world and to speak against injustice as he saw it. He believed in the common man and the need to treat all people with equal dignity and compassion. Apathy was not a part of his vocabulary and he lived by this axiom every day. He was a loving and   kind young man and his passions were heart felt and unwavering. We deeply mourn his passing and yet pay homage to his life, celebrating all that was good and true in Seger. He blessed our lives and for that we are profoundly grateful. 

Seger is survived by his parents: Clifford and Barbara Downey of Lititz, his grandparents Herman and Naomi Downey of Ratliff City, Oklahoma, grandparents Bruce and Barbara Pratten of Lancaster, his aunt and uncle Willie and Sharon Castro of Oklahoma, Aunts Linda Harmsen of Manassas, VA and Pamela De Leon of Glasco, New York, aunt and uncle Susan and Steven Craighead Manassas, VA, his cousins, Spencer and Anya Leon, Cancun Mexico, Jaime Craighead Manassas, VA, his youngest cousin Andrew Montero, Cancun, Mexico and numerous great aunts, uncles and cousins in Oklahoma, Texas and New York. 

Services will be held at the Charles F. Snyder Jr. Funeral Home and Chapel, 3110 Lititz Pike, Lititz, Pa. on Sunday, February, 24, at 3:00PM. A viewing will be held at the funeral home on Sunday from 2:00-3:00 PM.

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