Obituary of Dustin Reilly Sickles

DUSTIN REILLY $ICKLES February 8, 1984 - January 19, 2017 Dustin Reilly $ickles, 32, of Redlands, CA aka Superman, met kryptonite at the City of Hope Hospital in Duarte, California on Thursday, January 19, 2017 with his Dad, Mom, Brothers and Sister by his bedside. Dustin fought a hard two-year battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was a Warrior through the entire fight, and always gave 110 percent to all treatments that his medical team asked of him. Dustin is survived by his parents Rex and Jean O'Reilly Sickles of Wynantskill, brother Dylan and sister-in-law Alysha (Turner) Sickles of Montgomery, IN, brother Drew Sickles of Wynantskill, sister Dacia and brother-in-law Bryan Moore of Friendswood, TX. Dustin is also survived by his nieces and nephews; Madalyn, Gavin and Genavieve Sickles of Indiana; and Maven and Braylynn, Streeter and Kivlyn Moore of Texas as well as many family and friends. Born in Troy, Dustin was raised in Wynantskill and was a graduate of Troy High School, Class of 2002 and earned his BA from SUNY Brockport, Class of 2006. In 2013, Dustin pursued a dream a decade in the making, and drove cross country to live on his own in California. Dustin was a Logistics Supervisor at dd's Discounts Retail Distribution Center in Riverside, CA and had previously been employed as a Supervisor at UPS in Latham. Dustin was a "one of a kind" son, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin, nephew, grandson and friend. Dustin was an intelligent, wonderful, priceless treasure who will truly be missed by all. Dustin was a sports aficionado who loved watching and playing all types of sports. His favorite football team was the Miami Dolphins and he particularly held Hall of Fame Quarterback, Number 13, Dan Marino, in high esteem. Dustin also followed the tradition of drinking champagne when the last undefeated team fell, in honoring the '72 Miami Dolphins. A long-time daily enthusiast and fan of Jeopardy, Dustin was routinely sought out at pub "trivia nights" for his wealth of sports and general knowledge, and was known to be able to be the difference maker on his team. Dustin's family invites you to join them at a Celebration of Life of Dustin on Saturday, March 25, 2017 from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the K of C - Knights of Columbus, 328 Troy-Schenectady Rd, Latham, NY 12110. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Camp Bravehearts, Inc. (an oncology camp for women), 19 Cambridge Rd., Albany, NY 12203, on-line at www.braveheartscamp.org or to the Mohawk-Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oakland Avenue, Menands, NY 12204, on-line at mohawkhumane.org, in memory of Dustin. Reilly $ickles. Private funeral arrangements were entrusted by the family to the Morris-Stebbins-Miner & Sanvidge Funeral Home, 312 Hoosick Street, Troy, NY 12180. Please express your on-line condolences by visiting sanvidgefuneralhome.com