LONG VALLEY, NJ — Sean Dolan was a beloved local educator and musician, who connected with people through his work as a teacher, principal, superintendent, and wrestling coach in districts across New Jersey. He was so respected he was gifted the keys to Morris Plains.
He was also the father to famous YouTubers Grayson and Ethan Dolan, known online as the Dolan Twins, who are now asking fans to stay away from their father’s funeral.
“If you are a fan of Grayson I and we love you and appreciate you so much. The best way you could support us during this tough time is to NOT show up at our father’s wake or funeral. Thank you guys and please please please respect my wish,” Ethan Dolan said on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
“We want this ceremony to be an opportunity for the people who had a close connection with my Dad to say goodbye and pay their respects. We appreciate all of our fans so so much. Please respect My father Sean, Ethan, my family, and me send your love through social media only!” Grayson Dolan added several minutes later.
Sean Dolan passed away on Jan. 19 following a multi-year battle with cancer.
Fans have been organizing an effort to attend the funeral on Twitter under the hashtags “SeanDolanMeetUpParty” and “seandolanfuneralparty.” It’s unclear if those efforts were started by real fans, or if they were a malicious campaign coordinated by internet trolls. Many of the tweets under the hashtags appeared to be facetious in nature.
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Many fans came to the family’s defense, deriding those who expressed interest in going to the funeral.
“Dear @Twitter @TwitterSupport You need to ban the accounts associated with this terrible hashtag. #SeanDolansFuneral2019. This isn’t okay, these people behind this are sick. Please do something! This is sick,” one fan tweeted.
Funeral home staff told Patch two police officers and private security will be at the parlor during the wake.
In addition to his sons, Sean Donal is survived by his parents, John and Bernadette (nee Capelli) Dolan, his loving wife of 24 years, Lisa Dolan, daughter Cameron, brother Evan Dolan, Aunt Angela and Uncle Joey Starr, mother and father-in-law Tony and Adrianne DiBello, sister and brother-in-law Rebecca and Scott Ruland, nephew Shane, cousins Darren Starr and Jody Zizza.
The family has asked that donations be made in lieu of flowers. Anyone interested in donating can make a gift in Sean’s memory to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, P.O. Box 5028, Hagerstown, MD 21741-5028, www.mskcc.org.
You can read Sean Dolan’s full obituary here.
Main Image: SANTA MONICA, CA – JUNE 16: Ethan Dolan (L) and Grayson Dolan attend the 2018 MTV Movie And TV Awards at Barker Hangar on June 16, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images).
Image of Sean Dolan provided by the funeral home.