Thomas A. Kilcoyne

Thomas A. Kilcoyne, Jr., formerly of Leominster and Osterville, died on July 4th surrounded by his family at his home in Dover after an illness. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Maryann Boyce Kilcoyne; his children, Thomas A. Kilcoyne III and his wife Cathleen of Shrewsbury, Richard C. Kilcoyne and his wife Sharon of Gardner, James P. Kilcoyne and his wife Liza of Essex Junction, VT, Peter F. Kilcoyne of Worcester and Mary K. Scotten and her husband Thomas of Dover, with whom he lived, and 11 grandchildren: Timothy, Megan, Emily, Matthew, Torrance, Hannah and Amelia Kilcoyne, Luke and Peter Scotten and Sarah and Shavonne Lord. He also leaves two sisters: Eleanor Laprade of South Carolina and Diane Muldoon of Leominster, along with cousins, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a brother, Gerald Kilcoyne and a sister, Margaret Woods.

Tom was born in Clinton on September 8, 1924, the son of the late Thomas A. Kilcoyne and Ellen "Nellie" (Moran) Kilcoyne. He was raised in Leominster and was a 1942 graduate of Leominster High School, where he played baseball for legendary Leominster football coach Charlie Broderick, and of St. Anselm College, which he attended before and after military service. He was a proud Navy veteran of World War II, during which he served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters and participated in two of the greatest battles of that war: the D-Day invasion of Normandy and, less than a year later, the invasion of Iwo Jima. Upon his return to college after the war he played hockey for the St Jean Maple Leafs in the New England Amateur Hockey Association. He had great memories of winning the league championship in a game played at Boston Garden and being awarded a medal by the late Bruins and Celtics owner Walter Brown. Following in the footsteps of his father he was a great sports fan - particularly baseball - so much so that on his first date with his future wife he took her to a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.

For many years Tom owned and operated the photoengraving businesses Worcester Engraving Company and Printing Plates Inc., in the Printers Building in Worcester. After retiring, he and Maryann moved from Leominster, where they had raised their family, to Osterville, and there he enjoyed a long association serving customers at the Puritan Cape Cod clothing stores.

Tom was a long time member of Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg and devoted much service to the Leominster Sting Rays swim team as his children competed all over New England. He was a member of St. Leo's Parish in Leominster, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish in Osterville and most recently at Most Precious Blood Parish in Dover. He made friends easily and had many but he most enjoyed spending time with his family. Tom and Maryann were inseparable companions for over sixty years.

Tom's funeral services will be held on Friday, July 9, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 AM at Most Precious Blood Church, 30 Centre Street, Dover. Family and friends are invited to visit at Holden-Dunn-Lawler Holden Funeral Home, 55 High Rock Street in Westwood, from 9:00 to 10:30 on Friday morning. Burial will be at St. Leo's Cemetery in Leominster at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tom’s name to the Most Precious Blood Renovation Fund, P.O. Box 812, Dover, MA 02030.