John Thomas COLLOMORE Jr.

COLLOMORE, John Thomas, Jr. John Thomas Collomore, Jr., 81, of Goodwin Street, Niantic, passed away Thursday at the Mystic Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center. John was born October 5, 1928 in Brooklyn, New York the son of the late John T. and Dorothy (Hall) Collomore Sr. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School in Middletown, class of 1949, John served in the United States Army during the Korean War, attaining the rank of Sergeant. On April 29, 1950, he married the love of his life, Josephine Faggione. John was a member of the Middletown Lions Club, where he served as treasurer. He was also a member and served as captain for 15 years of the South District Volunteer Fire Department and served as fire commissioner of the South District Fire Department. His lifelong passion for boating, especially fishing and lobster fishing, led him to Niantic, where he was the Captain of the Black Hawk, a commercial Charter Party Boat out of Waterford. He also captained the Jo Sea. He was appointed under Governor O'Neill and reappointed under Governor Weicker to the Atlantic States Fishery Commission and was also a member of the Connecticut Charter Boat Association. For many years, John would take children suffering from cancer out fishing as part of the Make a Wish Foundation program. He is survived by his wife, Josephine (Faggione) Collomore; two daughters, Susan C. Randolph of Weaverville, NC and Nancy C. Jenuska; four grandchildren, Kevin, Kelly and Caitlin Jenuska and John M. Randolph. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Robert Collomore and a sister, Margery Martinez. The family will receive relatives and friends on Sunday from 4-8 p.m. at the Thomas L. Neilan & Sons East Lyme Funeral Home, 48 Grand Street, Niantic, CT. Donations in his memory may be made to Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Gift Processing Center P.O. Box 29119, Phoenix, Arizona 85038-9119. Online condolences may be sent at www.neilanfuneralhome.com