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THOMAS JOSEPH KING

Glastonbury, Connecticut

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KING, THOMAS JOSEPH Thomas Joseph King, 93, of Glastonbury, CT, a former longtime resident of Guilford, CT, died on Saturday, August 23, 2014 in Hartford Hospital. The eldest son of the late Thomas Michael and Catherine O’Connell King, he was born in New Haven, CT, on November 21, 1920. He was a...

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Dear Fran, and All The King Family~ Words cannot express my deepest sympathy to all of you at this very, very Sad time. I was honored to have TJ be a part of my life and I loved him dearly~ I will always cherish all the visits, his heartfelt stories of all his world travels over home cooked meals and the wonderful gracious man he was to me and to his grandson Tommy.. I will forever be impressed with all he accomplished throughout his lifetime. He was a Kind Man with a Good Heart and Gentle...

I served with Tom during the Korean war on USS Calvert, APA 32. I was a third class electronics tech, he was first class radioman.We were good friends both onboard and on liberty, mostly in Japan. He was always a fine gentleman, upstanding, honest, and disciplined. He was a truly patriotic American, and he loved the Navy. I remember his telling me about his adventures on a fragile wood-hulled sub-chaser in the Med during WW two. He looked great when I last saw him at his 50th. My...

Our sympathies to the King family for the loss of TK - a great man who had a lot of love and always a great laugh and sense of humor! Gary and I send our condolences to Fran and the King family. May he rest in peace.

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.