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Met Tom in 1963, when he worked for Ecker, at Sandburg Village, a very friendly,honest and decent person, R I P May God be with you...
George Lustrea
August 23, 2024 | Work
Skokie, Illinois
1938 - 2020
Thomas J. Hester, age 82, passed away on April 25, 2020. From his birth in Chicago, on February 9, 1938 to his death he affected every person he met with his humor, pure joy, and unconditional love and acceptance. He was born on the west side of Chicago to Patrick and Julia (Grealis) Hester and...
Read MoreMet Tom in 1963, when he worked for Ecker, at Sandburg Village, a very friendly,honest and decent person, R I P May God be with you...
George Lustrea
August 23, 2024 | Work
My name is Esther - the daughter of Victor Nieblas, a Cuban immigrant that came to Chicago in 1967. This evening my dad is reminiscing his days of working with Tom in early 1970. I just went online to check on the family name and came across the sad news of his loss. My father has fond memories of the years he worked with Tom, and his team. I remember as a child meeting Tom and as a little 5/6 year old remembered him to be a very nice person and boss to my dad.. My father and I are both...
Victor Nieblas (daughter Esther)
June 29, 2020 | Coworker
Tom will always have a special spot in my heart and mind. A person
who did his job with Joy and the highest level of expertise. On my first project with Hester Decorating the job was completed and approved. As I was packing up in comes Tom. He surveyed the room and decided there were some spots not to his standards, before we knew it he had his crew making the improvements ( which we hadn't even noticed). That exemplified the man who brought the Best to all he did usually with a...
Janice Goldsmith
April 29, 2020 | Highland Park, IL
Tom, you are someone that I thought would always be there, and you will be! Love & God Bless, James P. Hester (Jim)
April 29, 2020
Tom Hester will be sorely missed. His smile, joy, jokes, kindness, integrity, love of family, and easy going manner were unequaled. He made my husband a better person. We are where we are because of him. He was always ready to lend a helping hand in any way he could and he never expected anything in return. Tom had a great life and he enjoyed it. The world is truly dimmer without him in it. I love you Tom!
Kathleen Irwin
April 29, 2020 | Family
Jeff, Tom & Steve, The Cahans are sending our deepest sympathy to you and your family. We considered him more then a friend and he always brought much joy to us. What a great loss and he will never be forgotten.
Merle Cahan
April 28, 2020 | Friend
Jeff, deepest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your father. May his memory be eternal.
CARY MILLER
April 27, 2020 | Skokie, IL
So sorry to hear about Tom. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
Rosemary Murray
April 27, 2020 | Crystal Lake, IL | Family
On behalf of Fr. Scott Donahue and Mercy Home for Boys & Girls, we would like to extend our heartfelt condolences and prayers to the family and friends of Thomas Hester.
May the angels lead him into paradise; may the martyrs come to welcome him and take him to the holy city, the new and eternal Jerusalem.
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
April 27, 2020 | Chicago, IL