Thomas-Synnott-Obituary

Thomas A. Synnott

Fall River, Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Of Cambridge, formerly of Fall River, June 2, 2008. Beloved son of the late Terence and Ada (Ryan) Synnott. Loving brother of the late Kathleen Quigley, Nora Keating, Mary, Ada, William, Richard, Terence, Jr. and John Synnott. Also survived by many nieces and nephews in the Fall River area. A...

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Mr. Synnott,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for our Country when you served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during WW II and for being a member of the Greatest Generation. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Tom at NASA

Nora, Bernie Quigley, Bill Keating, Tommy Synnott.

Adults, from left: Nora and Bill Keating, Ada Mary Ryan Synnott, Tom Synnott, Vi and Dick Synnott (bride and groom), Kathleen Synnott Quigley and Bernard Quigley. Kids, from left: Mary Lou and Billy, children of Nora and Bill; Cecile Quigley Howard.

Nora, Bernie Quigley, Bill Keating, Tommy

"Uncle Tommy" was not my Uncle, by blood relation, but I will always think of him as such. He was my Sister-In-Law, "Kathleen's" Uncle, his, stated verbatim, "Beloved sister, "Nora's" daughter, and may I add, a fine man. The archetype of a gentleman that seems to no longer exist in our current society, which is an immense loss in itself,...
Succinctly, three words come to mind when I ponder the consumate synopsis of this man~ Kindness, Compassion, and a remarkable Intellect.
As a young...

Tommy, niece Kathleen (Keating) Matthews, great niece Karin Matthews and great-great niece Nora Resendes

Synnott family 1928

One of my earliest memories of Uncle Tommy is the gift my brother Terry and I received one day in the mail – matching Harvard T-shirts. We received many gifts as children, but his gift on that day is the one that still carries meaning for us 30 years later. I can only assume that the gift came with one of his nicely scripted letters about the importance of education. We always knew that Uncle Tommy wanted us to do great things and part of that meant getting a good education. I know his...