Sean Michael Poole

Sean Michael Poole passed away on March 6, 2026, at the age of 69. He is survived by his loving wife of thirty-one years, Terri (Teresa) Cabral, and his son, Ian Poole of Houston, Texas. Sean was the only son of the late Anita Kelly Poole and the late John Francis Poole. He is also survived by his sisters, Maureen Poole Goff and her husband, Chef Bill Goff, and their daughters, Madeleine Goff and Kelly Goff; and his youngest sister, Eileen Poole and her partner, Royce Dudley. He is further survived by Eileen's children, Annie King and Dr. Briggy Poole Adams and her husband, Dr. Ryan Adams, and their son, Miles Adams.

Sean graduated from Servite High School in 1974 and from Cypress College in 1977, where he earned an Associate Degree in Communications. During his childhood and teenage years, he made several trips to Dublin, Ireland, where his father was born and where many of his aunts, uncles, and cousins lived. In 2004, 2006, and 2008, Sean and Terri returned to Ireland to reconnect with family, and he leaves behind many beloved cousins there.

In August of 1973, Sean survived a devastating car accident that left him with a fractured spine and partial paralysis. Though the accident changed the course of his life, he faced the challenge with remarkable resilience, recovering and continuing forward with determination and grace. Many who knew him were unaware of the extent of his injuries, though he walked with a limp for the rest of his life.

Sean began his radio career while in college, including participating in the KISS Workshop in Los Angeles. He later moved to Houston, Texas, where he worked in major market radio in a variety of formats and as a sound engineer at Channel 26 television. He became deeply involved in the Renaissance festival community, performing as an entertainer at the Texas Renaissance Festival and Scarborough Faire before serving as Entertainment Coordinator for the Texas Renaissance Festival. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he expanded his creative work into video writing, directing, and production, earning a Bronze Award at the Houston International Film Festival in 1992 for his bilingual automotive video.

In 1994, Sean met the love of his life, Terri Cabral, at King Richard's Faire in Carver, Massachusetts. For eight years they traveled the country performing together as The Just Desserts Fairy Tale Players, presenting "Flipped Out Fables," and serving as drummers for the T.I.G.E.R.S. show. A talented poet, writer, entertainer, and artist, Sean spent ten years researching the Cuban painter Gattorno. With Terri, a niece of the artist, he published the award-winning coffee-table art book "Gattorno: A Cuban Painter for the World" in 2004. The book received the Eric Hoffer Award and other honors, and in 2014 Sean served as keynote speaker at the Hemingway Conference in Ketchum, Idaho. Inspired by the artists he admired, he later turned to painting himself, with several works exhibited in the Myrtle Beach area.

Sean Michael Poole embodied the spirit of a Renaissance man—creative, curious, resilient, and passionate about art, storytelling, and performance.