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THOMAS BURKE Obituary

BURKE, Thomas J., Jr. Of Somerville, August 5, 2012. Son of the late Thomas J. and Doris L. (Hassett) Burke. Father of Jeffrey A. Burke of Paxton, Thomas J. Burke, III of Providence Forge, VA and Brian K. Burke of Worcester. Brother of Paul M. Burke of Tewksbury, James E. Burke of Medford, Kathleen B. Murphy of Arlington, Kevin A. Burke of Falmouth and Doris Young of Arlington. Also survived by 8 grandchildren. Funeral Mass at Saint Agnes Church, 30 Medford St., Arlington on Thursday at 10am, followed by burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Visiting hours are private. Former employee of the Boston Globe Newspaper and a member of the Mailers Union Local 1. For directions or to send acondolencevisit www.keefefuneralhome.com

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Published by Boston Globe from Aug. 7 to Aug. 8, 2012.

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Nancy Eldridge Beckett

August 8, 2012

Paul, Jimmy, Kevin, Kathy and Doris
I am so sad for all of you today
We need to remember all the good times we all had together with our families in Somerville, Green Harbor and of course Hampton. Tommy is now at peace with Mom and Dad. Prayers and love for all of you today and always

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