Thomas W. McAuliffe

Thomas W. McAuliffe DENNIS PORT Thomas W. McAuliffe, 76, of Dennis Port and formerly a long time resident of Southborough died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at Beth Israel Hospital, after a short illness. He was the loving and devoted husband of Marjorie (Lumsden) McAuliffe for nearly 53 years. Born in Cambridge, he was the son of the late Henry and Marion (Hankard) McAuliffe. Mr. McAuliffe was a 1952 graduate of the former Peter's High School in Southborough and he was a U. S. Marine Veteran serving in Korea. Tom was a manager for many years for the Mass. Department of Medical Assistance, retiring in 1998. For over 30 years he served the green hills of Southborough, as he fondly referred to it, 27 of those as one of their Selectmen. He was also a member of the Southborough Lions Club, VFW, Choate Post 3276, Fayville Athletic Assoc. and St. Anne Church of Southborough. In addition to his wife he is survived by his children, Michael McAuliffe of Franklin, TN; Colleen McAuliffe of NYC; Thomas McAuliffe of Southborough; James McAuliffe of Loganville, GA; Maryann Dintino Krider of West Jefferson, NC; Marjorie Burdick of Yorktown Heights, NY; his sister, Patricia Finn of Marlborough; his brother, Richard McAuliffe of Ft Pierce, FL; and 13 loving grandchildren. Visiting hours will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, from 4 to 8 PM at Morris Funeral Home, (Morrisfuneralparlor.com), 40 Main St., Southborough. A funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 10 AM at St. Anne Church, 20 Boston Road, Southborough. Burial will follow in the Rural Cemetery, Southborough. Memorial contributions may be sent in his memory to Thomas W. McAuliffe Scholarship Fund % Southborough Town House, 17 Common St. Southborough, MA 01772