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CHRISTOPHER SEAN CATON: Rock and the Jersey Shore

 

When he was a teenager in Glen Rock, N.J., Christopher Sean Caton &emdash; known as Sean &emdash; had his own band, which for some reason was called the Family Goffer. "They once did a benefit concert for a girl who had leukemia," recalled his sister, Alison Henderson. "They were really idolized by all the other kids."

After high school, Mr. Caton moved away from Glen Rock, first to Arizona, where he attended Arizona State University, and later to Manhattan, where he got a job as a bond trader for Cantor Fitzgerald, the same company where his father had worked. "He loved it there, he loved the people, but honestly, he wanted to be a rock star," Ms. Henderson said.

"There were many many nights down at the shore when he would be at a bar, and he would grab the microphone, and start singing," she said. "He loved being on stage; he loved being in the limelight. He always made an impression: people always remembered Sean Caton."

He would have turned 35..

As a boy, his favorite band was Kiss. But he soon moved on to Bruce Springsteen: Ms. Henderson found 35 ticket stubs to Springsteen concerts in his bedroom. Every summer he returned to Manasquan, on the Jersey Shore, where he and his friends rented a house. "Manasquan was his favorite place on earth," Ms. Henderson recalled.

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From "Profiles in Grief" of The New York Times