Sean G.B. Philpot, age 57

of Abington

Sean G.B. Philpot, age 57

Sean G.B. Philpot, age 57, a lifelong resident of Abington, died peacefully, Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, surrounded by his loving family.

Sean was born in Weymouth and raised in Abington. He was a graduate of South Shore Regional Vocational Technical High School, Class of 1987.

Sean began his career working in electronics for GTE and Microsonics. He went on to work as an independent contractor in the newspaper delivery industry for thirty-eight years, delivering throughout Quincy. He began by delivering the Boston Herald and expanded to The Boston Globe, financial publications, and The Patriot Ledger, acquiring many routes over the years. He loved his job and especially enjoyed interacting with his many loyal customers over the years.

Sean was proud of his Scottish heritage. He enjoyed attending sporting events, especially baseball, football, rugby, and NASCAR. He was also a talented rollerskater. Sean had a passion for music and had worked as a DJ as a younger man. In recent years, he was known as the “tutu guy”, giving out free hugs at the many concerts he attended.

Sean had a colorful and fun-loving personality and will be greatly missed by all who had the pleasure of meeting him.

Beloved husband for thirty-one years of Kimberley A. (Madden) Philpot.

Cherished son of the late Robert L. and Dorothy Quincy (Adams) Philpot.

Dear brother-in-law of Donna Madden McLaurin.

Loving uncle of Robert Philpot, Brian Philpot, Jennifer Carroll, and Daniel Toland, and their families.

Sean is also survived by many great nephews, great nieces, cousins, extended family members, and loyal friends.

He was predeceased by his brother, Kenneth Philpot.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.

For those who wish, donations in Sean’s memory may be made to MSPCA-Angell, Attn: Donations, 350 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130 or www.mspca.org.

Sean’s family would like to acknowledge and thank Abington Fire and Rescue, the South Shore Hospital ER team, and especially the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston Specialty Care team and the MICU A unit for their dedication, hard work, and care in making his final days so comforting.

Live everyday as tomorrow is not promised.

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  • So sad…. We had so much fun as kids hanging out in the great neighborhood we lived in. Facebook reconnected so many of us. I was happy when we reconnected. Seeing your posts and loving your life, the love for your wife and friends close to you. You really lived your best life!

    Thank you for being my friend way back in the day….

    Rest in peace my friends

  • Sean delivered my Sunday Globe for over 13 years. I occasionally bumped into him during my early morning walks or at the Levitate summer concert in Marshfield. It’s the end of an era… Thanks, Sean. Hope you’re hearing some great tunes up there

  • Sean has been my paper delivery guy for as long as I can remember. Always dedicated to delivering the newspaper early and no matter what the weather conditions were! RIP Sean you will always be remembered my man 🙏

  • I am so sorry to read of Sean’s passing. He delivered our papers for many years, first twice a day, and then lately once a day. Our papers were papers were always dry and on the doorstep by the time we woke up. He was a very interesting person to talk to and really seemed to love his work. He really took pride in his responsibilities. He will be missed.

  • So sad to hear of the passing of Sean he delivered the newspapers at my work for the past 2 years I’ve worked here he was one of the nicest guys I’ve met he always talked about concerts and sport and how much he loves his wife he had such a electric personality he will be missed

  • I join the others in remembering Sean with gratitude for his many years of delivering the Globe in all weather conditions and always promptly.

  • As a long time customer, I was sorry to hear of Sean’s passing. Please accept my condolences.