Thomas M. O'Halloran - Tigard, OR
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N 45° 25.174 W 122° 47.760
10T E 515960 N 5029580
A dedicated tree resides within St. Anthonys Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMY4BQ
Location: Oregon, United States
Date Posted: 04/18/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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A plaque in front of a tree reads:

In Appreciation to
THOMAS M. O'HALLORAN
For Your Many Years of Devoted
Service to St. Anthony Cemetery

Thank You
St. Anthony Parish May 30, 2005

Thomas passed away in 2014 and is interred here along with his first wife, Betty Lou, and many other family members. His obituary on Findagrave.com reads:

Tom was the first born at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland to John and Ellen (Whitney) O'Halloran. The family grew, with two sisters and five bothers joining him over the years. He learned many valuable lessons and a strong work ethic in his youth on the family farm in Tigard. Tom told of tending to the animals and the garden, delivering eggs and milk by bicycle, learning to drive at age 12, and helping his Mother with the younger ones. He attended elementary school at St. Anthony's and graduated from Tigard High School in 1939.

Tom was introduced to Betty Lou Beroud by his sister, Helen. In December 1946, they were married at St. Anthony's and built their home in Tigard on property gifted from his parents. They welcomed seven children over the years: Michael Dennis, Ronald Louis, Sharon Louise, Thomas Kevin, Kelly Shawn, Linda Marie, and Terrance Robert, also twin boys: David and Joseph, who passed at birth.

In May of 1990, Tom and Winnie Drake were married. As a retired couple, they enjoyed many international and domestic trips. Tom is preceded in death by his wife; Betty Lou, twin boys; Joseph and David, children; Linda O'Halloran and Tom O'Halloran. His wife, Winnie, her 3 children, grandchildren and great grandchildren, who knew him as "Papa Tom", will dearly miss him. Tom's surviving children: Michael, Ron, Sharon, Kelly, Terry, his 10 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren carry his memory in their hearts.

Location of the tree: St. Anthony's Cemetery

Type of tree: Not listed

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