Thomas F. Lillis III

1940 - 2022

Thomas F. Lillis, III
Thomas F. Lillis, III, 82 of Fairfield, the beloved husband of Georgianna (Gutheinz) Lillis, passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 20222. He was born in New Haven to the late Mary Florence and Thomas F. Lillis, Jr. and was a U.S. Army veteran having served during the Vietnam War.
Tom earned a bachelor's degree from UCONN and an MBA from University of New Haven. He had a successful career in marketing and retired from Enthone, Inc. In retirement, he was a bus driver for Fairfield Prep and truly enjoyed bantering with the boys.
Tom was the past president of the Fair Acres Association and actively represented the neighborhood for many years. He attended many summer concerts at Tanglewood and was a longtime subscriber to seasons at the Long Wharf and Yale Repertory Theatres. He was a great fan of Ohio State Buckeye football and the UCONN women's basketball team and a longtime member of the Gaelic American Club. Involved with his sons' day to day activities, he had fond memories of participating in the Indian Guides program with each of them.
In addition to his wife, Tom is survived by his son, Thomas F. Lillis, IV and his wife Judy of Columbus, OH and Matthew E. Lillis and his wife Yvonne of Austin, TX. He will also be missed by his siblings, Mary Ellen Koalchic and her husband Richard of Seymour, Brian Lillis and his wife Judy of Brookfield, CO and Margaret Sugar of Montgomery Village, MD; as well as grandsons, Thomas F. Lillis, V of Columbus and Logan Lillis of Austin, and sister-in-law, Ellen Lillis of San Ramon, CA.
Tom was predeceased by his son, Jason S. Lillis and his brother, David Lillis.
Friends may greet his family on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Shaughnessey Banks Funeral Home, 50 Reef Rd. in Fairfield. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Fairfield. Interment with Military Honors will follow in Oak Lawn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made in Tom's name to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105, https://www.stjude.org/donate.
To send an online condolence, please visit www.shaughnesseybanks.com.