Obituary of Jeremiah Charles Dreessen

There he goes. One of God's own prototypes. A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die. We gather here today to remember and celebrate the life of Jeremiah Dreessen He was a son, a brother, lover, warrior, and the best kind of friend He was nerd, a hard ass, a big softy. He was a soldier He served his country with honor He was someone you could rely on and his whole unit knew it He was not one to run from anything much less a fight. In a world where we are taught that if you live by the sword, you die by the sword. It only makes sense that Jeremiah fell victim to his heart Jeremiah squeezed more life into his 34 years than most do given twice that time He loved He fought He cried He lost big and enjoyed victories that few have the courage to dream of He is someone not to be forgotten So, in honor of him Wipe the tears from your eyes. Put on a smile Tip back a shot Tell your favorite Jer stories And celebrate the memories... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jeremiah C. Dreessen, 34, of Troy, NY died suddenly from an acute illness on June 5, 2015 at the VA Hospital in East Orange, NJ. He was the son of Judy A. (Applebee) Dreessen, and the late Paul H. Dreessen. He is also survived by his brothers, Jamie (Megan) Dreessen and Kaweah (Karen) Swan all of Troy, NY. Committal services with military honors will take place at 1:30PM on Monday, June 15, 2015 in the Gerald B.H. Solomon - Saratoga National Cemetery. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Local arrangements completed by: Riverview Funeral Home, Inc. 218 2nd Avenue, Troy, NY 12180 Interment 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Monday, June 15, 2015 Gerald B.H. Solomon - Saratoga National Cemetery 200 Duell Road Schuylerville, New York, United States 12871