Thomas F. Hickey
...retired from Tewksbury Hospital; 66
TEWKSBURY - Thomas F. Hickey, age 66, died unexpectedly Wednesday morning, December19. He was the husband of the late Dorothy A. (Underhill) Hickey, who died in 1997.
He was born in Tewksbury, Jan. 30, 1935, a son of the late P. Francis and Elaine (Barron) Hickey. He was raised in Tewksbury, attended public schools, and graduated from Tewksbury HighSchool with the class of 1954. He remained a lifelong resident of Tewksbury.
He enlisted into the U.S. Navy, and served during the Korean War with the European OccupationForces in the Mediterranean Sea.He was employed by Tewksbury Hospital’s maintenance department for more than 35 years, andretired in 1992. He had worked in the Athletic Department at Merrimack College since 1997.
He was a member of the Hynes Cribbage League in Lowell for more than 20 years.
He was also a communicant of St. William’s Church in Tewksbury.
He is survived by two sons, Marc T. Hickey of Newton and John G. Hickey of Nashua, NH, onebrother, Robert C. Hickey of Wilmington, three sisters, Patricia Bradanick of Hampstead, NH,Mary Lou Labossiere of Wilmington, Kathleen Graham of Lowell, a step-daughter, Sharon Carter of Haverhill, and several nieces andnephews.
His Funeral Mass was held Monday, Dec. 24, in St. William’s Church. Interment was in Wildwood Cemetery,Wilmington. Memorials to the Tewksbury Hospital Bus Fund, 365 East. St. Tewksbury, MA01876 will be appreciated.