Thail J. "TJ" Inman

Thail J. "TJ" Inman, 20 Blueberry Way, Webster, MA, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side, on October 01, 2008, after a nine month brave battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 54 years old. Born on August 11 1954, he was the son of the late Chester and Dorothy Inman of Upton, MA.

He leaves behind his wife of 21 years, Deborah (Tittle) Makowski (whom he called his bug); stepson, Nathan Makowski and partner Rhonda Riggar of 150 Lower Gore Road in Webster; his brother, Brian Inman and wife Kathy of Barre; nephew BJ Patrick Inman of Jefferson; his Aunt Mary and Uncle Theron Pope of Upton; many cousins; in-laws Marie and Bill Tittle of Webster, Dick Tittle and family from Dudley, Brenda and Larry Martin of Cincinnati, OH, David, Susan, April, and Austin Tittle of Charlton, Brian, Brian Junior, and Christie Tittle of Manchester, CT, Paula, Ron, Jamie and Richie Gaudet of Old Lyme, Ct, long time devoted friends Conrad Zukowski of Worcester, Mark Marini of Concord MA, former boss and dear friend Jerry Berlyn of Worcester, his close co-workers and friends at Wagner Motorsports, Mark, Joe, Jeremy, Rocco, and Linda. He also leaves many many devoted customers he considered friends which he met during his time as General Manager of Wagner BMW Motorcycles, Route 9 in Shrewsbury, now Wagner Motorsports International, 700 Plantation St. in Worcester. He retired in June due to illness. Formerly he was President of Berlyn Extruders on Bowditch Drive in Shrewsbury, where he was employed for 27 years. He also leaves all his friends in the BEEMER'S Club and enjoyed attending events with his wife.

TJ was a 1972 graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon and a graduate of the WPI Institute of Management Program. He was a lover of motorcycles since he was very young, off road, touring and was deeply involved in racing motorcycles during the 70-80 era for which he won many trophies. He enjoyed his Sundays with his wife, watching Formula One races, traveling, Montreal trips, had obtained his pilot's license and loved to fly, he loved yard work which he took great pride in, refurbishing motorcycles and just hanging out with the guys at work.

Calling hours at the Mercadante Funeral Home, 370 Plantation St. in Worcester, will be held on Monday, October 6 from 5-8 pm. Funeral will be held on Tuesday, October 7th at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. For more information go to

www.mercadantefuneral.com

Entombment will be at Worcester County Memorial Park in Paxton, MA, Heritage II Hope Mausoleum, Family Estate. NO FLOWERS PLEASE. Donations to the UMass Memorial Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, 333 South St., Shrewsbury, MA 01545 in memory of Thail would be greatly appreciated. TJ's family has donated all his medical records to the UMass Medical School Pancreatic Cancer Research Program.

Pancreatic Cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, and one of the most aggressive. To date, nearly 37,680 people have been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in 2008, over 34,000 have died from this disease in this country. Research is needed to find a cause, treatment options, and hopefully a quality of life for those affected by this form of cancer. There is an urgent need for pancreatic cancer research. For too long, pancreatic cancer has been the most under-funded under-recognized and least-studied among leading cancer killers. In 1991, Actor-Director Michael Landon went on public television to announce he had pancreatic cancer. Less than 3 months later, he died from this cancer at the age of 54. Seventeen years later, we still have no test for early detection, and the five year survival rate is less than 5 percent. For more information and to make a donation Please visit

www.pancreaticalliance.org

A website honoring TJ Inman and events to be held for Pancreatic Cancer Research will be up shortly

(tjinman.com)

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