Thomas C. Lavery, age 88, of Naples, Fla. passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2010.
He was born on September 14, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY to Irish immigrants, Hugh and Sabina (Hynes) Lavery. Thomas graduated with a degree in business from Ohio University in 1946 after serving as a First Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during World War II.
He founded Lavery Chevrolet in 1966 and was president of the Stark County and Ohio Automobile Dealers' Associations. Thomas was a member of the Alliance Rotary Club, and was Rotarian of the Year, and a Paul Harris Fellow. He enjoyed Questors and playing golf, recording four holes-in-one. He was an honorary Mount Union College "M" Club member and received the Alliance Chamber of Commerce's Spirit of Enterprise Award in 2006. He served as past president of the Alliance YMCA and past president of Alliance Community Hospital.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Arline (Marquardt) Lavery; sons, Robert (Kathleen) Lavery and William (Sally) Lavery, both of Alliance; daughter, Mary Ann (Richard Caudell) Lavery of Mason, Ohio; two grandchildren, Lindsay and Laura Lavery; and a sister, Eileen Suozzo of Lakewood, NJ.
Thomas was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Edward and Eugene; and his sister, Miriam Rohner.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 8, 2010 at Regina Coeli Catholic Church concelebrated by Fr. Michael Seifert and Fr. Patrick Manning officiating. Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home, 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance, Ohio 44601.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Regina Coeli Catholic Church, 663 Fernwood Blvd., Alliance, Ohio 44601 or to an organization of the donor's choice.
He was born on September 14, 1921 in Brooklyn, NY to Irish immigrants, Hugh and Sabina (Hynes) Lavery. Thomas graduated with a degree in business from Ohio University in 1946 after serving as a First Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps in the South Pacific during World War II.
He founded Lavery Chevrolet in 1966 and was president of the Stark County and Ohio Automobile Dealers' Associations. Thomas was a member of the Alliance Rotary Club, and was Rotarian of the Year, and a Paul Harris Fellow. He enjoyed Questors and playing golf, recording four holes-in-one. He was an honorary Mount Union College "M" Club member and received the Alliance Chamber of Commerce's Spirit of Enterprise Award in 2006. He served as past president of the Alliance YMCA and past president of Alliance Community Hospital.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Arline (Marquardt) Lavery; sons, Robert (Kathleen) Lavery and William (Sally) Lavery, both of Alliance; daughter, Mary Ann (Richard Caudell) Lavery of Mason, Ohio; two grandchildren, Lindsay and Laura Lavery; and a sister, Eileen Suozzo of Lakewood, NJ.
Thomas was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Edward and Eugene; and his sister, Miriam Rohner.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, January 8, 2010 at Regina Coeli Catholic Church concelebrated by Fr. Michael Seifert and Fr. Patrick Manning officiating. Friends may call Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral Home, 75 S. Union Ave., Alliance, Ohio 44601.
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Regina Coeli Catholic Church, 663 Fernwood Blvd., Alliance, Ohio 44601 or to an organization of the donor's choice.
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