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Tom O'CONNELL

Male 1931 - 2018  (86 years)


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  • Name Tom O'CONNELL 
    Birth 28 May 1931  Seattle, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 May 2018  Maple Valley, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I164  Fox, O'Leary
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2023 

    Father Tom O'CONNELL,   b. 2 Mar 1901, Minneapolis, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1990, King, Washinton Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Madeline Elizabeth O'LEARY,   b. 19 Feb 1911, Sault Sainte Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1985, Seattle, Washington, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F53  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    1. [S40] obituary.
      THOMAS O'CONNELL OBITUARY
      Thomas Alan O'Connell

      (Maple Valley, WA)

      Thomas Alan O'Connell, died one day short of his 87 Birthday after suffering a heart attack. Tom was born May 28, 1931 in Seattle and was the son of Thomas L. O'Connell and Madeline (O'Leary) O'Connell. He passed away May 27, 2018.

      He attended Roosevelt High School, spent two years at the Univ. of Washington and finished his studies at Western University. During the Korean War, he was part of the aviation ordinance team aboard the Kearsage and Bon Homme Richard. As a result of testing by the Navy, it showed Tom would make a good teacher. He obtained his teaching certificate, and began and finished his career with the Tahoma School District (Maple Valley) teaching mainly sixth grade science and math.

      Tom was an avid skier and on the ski patrols at White Pass and Crystal Mountain. He also taught at Mt. Baker. Tom met his wife, Ingrid, in 1958 skiing and married her in 1959. They are charter members of the Billiken Ski Club at Crystal Mountain. They had two children, Thomas and Kari.

      They spent many wonderful trips abroad - the last one taking their two grandchildren first to see Ingrid's family in Norway and then cruising the Baltic to Saint Petersburg, Russia.

      In his 80's, Tom still tried to ski as much as he could and kept up with biking. He bought a Mazda Miata for his 80th birthday, drove it everywhere during warmer weather and never once had the top up. Tom also volunteered (along with his wife) to drive people to their doctors appointments in his later years.

      Tom was surrounded by his family who were able to say goodbye before he passed peacefully. The family would like to thank the staff in the Overlake cardiac unit for their kindness and support.

      Tom was preceded by his daughter Kari and sister Pat (Mrs. James) Johnson. He is survived by his wife, brother-in law, son Tom and wife Karen and grandchildren Thomas and Kailey. There will be no funeral. A private family service will be held in the near future.

      Published by The Seattle Times on Jun. 3, 2018.


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