Yarra Ranges Council held their first meeting of 2022 and paid their respects to highly-valued former council staff member Martin Sheahan, who tragically died at his Warburton home on Australia Day.
On 8 February, Mayor Jim Child thanked the late Mr Sheahan for his six years of hard work in the infrastructure services department at the council, describing his passing as a tragic event.
“I was out at Yarra Junction Depot last week, talking and listening to his work colleagues and friends as they shared many stories and good memories,” Cr Child said.
“Myself and a number of staff had personally known Marty for over 30 years.”
Before working for the council, Mr Sheahan has worked for a small goods factory in East Warburton, before moving onto Marven Poultry in Lilydale, the O’Shannessy drug and alcohol rehabilitation clinic and Australian Traffic Control as a contractor to the council.
Cr Child credited Mr Sheahan for his willingness to learn and put his hand up for anything.
“Marty said he was up for and could do anything, in a true Marty style. The crew said this was accurate of Marty, except for his ability to reverse trucks,” he said.
“Marty was eager to learn and quick to move up the ladder.”
Cr Child said Mr Sheahan was always the type to ask how you and your family were doing.
The council expressed their condolences to Mr Sheahan’s wife Mandy, his children Alex, Monique, Heath, and Ben, grandchildren Josie and Marley as well as the wider Sheahan family.
They encourage anyone who is feeling any immediate or ongoing impacts who are finding this time difficult to reach out and get help. This could be reaching out to a friend or family member, your GP, or online counselling services.
The funeral for Marty Sheahan will be held 2pm on Wednesday 16 February at Woori Heritage Funeral Home.
