More detail on this person: Thomas William
Larkin, 70, of Gulf Breeze, Florida and formerly
of Towanda, died Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at
Atlanta Medical Center South Campus, East
Point, Georgia after a long illness.
His funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March
25th, at St. Patrick Church of Merna, Bloomington,
with Monsignor Gerald T. Ward officiating.
Military rites will be accorded by the
Bloomington-Normal American Legion Honor Guard.
Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Merna.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday, March
24th at Carmody-Flynn Williamsburg Funeral Home,
Bloomington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St.
Patrick Church of Merna.
Tom was born January 30, 1944 at St. Joseph's
Hospital in Bloomington, to William Thomas and
Maria Rita Owens Larkin. Tom is survived by his
wife, Gale Boyd Larkin, and their two children,
Captain John Dennis Larkin, United States Army,
currently stationed in South Korea, and Ingle
Maria Larkin of Marietta, Georgia. Tom was
previously married to Kathleen Daly, with whom he
has three children, Bridget Mary Larkin, Margaret
Ann Larkin, and Thomas William Larkin, Jr., all of
Bloomington, Illinois. He is also survived by
five grandchildren and nine siblings, Marita
(Skip)Lellbach, Richard (Betty) Larkin, Martha
Larkin, Jane (David) Bender, James (Susan) Larkin,
David Larkin, Joseph Larkin, Veronica (John)
O'Doherty, Mary (Murray Maltby) Larkin.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents and a
brother, John Dennis Larkin.
Tom graduated from the University of Illinois,
earning a Bachelor of Science degree in 1966, and
later earned two Masters degrees from Georgia
State University. Tom proudly served his country
in the Vietnam War, and was the recipient of the
Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He continued to
serve in the U.S. Army and the Army National
Guard, retiring as a Colonel. Tom was an
accomplished pilot and boatman, and a lifelong
member of the 174th Assault Helicopter Company
(A.H.C.).
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