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Thomas Maxson Obituary
It is with great sadness that the family of Thomas Harvey Maxson announces his passing after a long illness, on Friday, June 21st, 2019, at the age of 70 years.
Tom, son of the late William Maxson and Mary Elizabeth Maxson, was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on October 1, 1948. He graduated in the Class of 1966 from Greenwich High School and attended Yankton College in South Dakota.
Tom's eclectic career included working as a long-distance truck driver, in a variety of sales roles, as an options trader and a submersible pump engineer. He was also a gifted mechanic with a lifelong passion for cars. During the late 1960s and early 1970s he was part of a racing pit crew and has followed Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR racing for the past 50 years.
Tom is survived by his mother, Mary Maxson, and sister, Marney Farmer, both of Danbury, Connecticut; his niece, Meghan Farmer of Bethel, Connecticut; his nephews, Colin Farmer of Norwalk, Connecticut and Joshua Maxson of Keene, New Hampshire and his great-nephew Mychael Maxson; and his wife, Jenifer Maxson of Shelter Island. He was predeceased by his brother William R. Maxson.
A Funeral Service in memory of Tom will be held privately. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be made to the Sierra Club (sierraclubfoundation.org) in Tom's memory.
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John Warde
August 24, 2019
I remember Tommy mostly from Eastern Junior High School, although we lived near each other in Havemeyer Park. He was a character even then, an irrepressible cutup, friendly to all. I was always impressed by his starched dress shirts--fresh daily, cuffs carefully rolled back.
Peg Drenckhahn
August 15, 2019
I am so sorry to hear of Tom's passing. He was a very good friend of my late husband, Bruce Drenckhahn. Tom was my husband's Best Man at our wedding in 1975!
Bruce passed away in 1995 and Tom was a great friend and invaluable help to me when Bruce died.
I lost contact with Tom over the years and I was so sad to see that he was so sick. i'm sorry I didn't get to visit him. I have fond memories of Tom and Bruce working on race cars in my garage while I was trying to get a newborn to sleep!
Please accept my sincere sympathy to your family on the loss of our old friend.
Peg Drenckhahn
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Katie Roberts Lunney
August 14, 2019
My heart goes out to the entire Maxson family. I have so many wonderful memories of Tommy -- growing up in Havemeyer Park and whenever I would run into him when both of us were back in Greenwich. He always made me smile!
Steve Bruce
August 13, 2019
I sold Tommy my Corvair Spyder; he made the last payment to me at my bachelor party at the Stumble Inn 50 years ago last Friday. Great Guy.
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