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People  Sean Marsee  Sean Marsee  Although oral cancer has taken
away the lives of those who have accomplished great things,
attention must be paid to those who were taken away before they
ever got the chance to reach their goals. High school track star
Sean Marsee was one of these.  Sean Marsee was a very popular
and respected athlete at his high school in Ada, Oklahoma. A
fierce competitor, Sean had won 28 medals at high school track
meets in his career. Needless to say, he was in near-perfect
physical shape.  He had always taken excellent care of his body,
watching his diet, lifting weights, even running five miles a
day six months of the year. He didn't smoke or drink, but Sean
was a frequent user of so-called "safe" forms of tobacco, such
as chewing tobacco and snuff. Starting at age 12, Sean began to
"dip" habitually.  In truth, of course, it wasn't a habit - it
was an addiction. At one point he was going through a can of
snuff every day and a