Thomas Gerard Burke

Thomas Gerard Burke passed away August 28 at the spirited age of 92. Tom was born in Utica, New York on November 30, 1924. He was the youngest born to Arthur M. Burke and Ellen Jacquemin Burke. He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Rita Notman (Tommy), Ellen Jones (Art), Mary Collins (Charley), all of the greater Utica ARFA, sister Agnes who died in infancy. Tom's brother Dr. Arthur M. Burke, D.D.S. (Kathleen) lived and died in Savannah, Georgia long after his discharge from World War II.

Tom graduated from our Lady of Lourdes Grade School, Utica Free Academy, and Clarkson College Potsdam, New York with a BME degree. He became a supervisory engineer ME and served in the Army Corps of Engineers in WWII and was a civilian employee at Griffis AF Rome, NY and transferred to McClellan AFB Sacramento, CA in 1965, and then retired in 1980.

Tom married Virginia Albert in 1949, and together they shared 57 years of marriage. Together they had three children, Richard, Patricia and Paul.

Friends and family are invited to a viewing on Thursday, September 7 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm, with Recitation of The Rosary to follow at 7:00pm, at Lombard Funeral Home, 1550 Fulton Ave, Sacramento. A Mass of The Resurrection will be held on Friday, September 8 at 12:00pm at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Parish, 5057 Cottage Way, Carmichael. Private committal services for family. In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred to Catholic Charities of Oneida & Madison, 1408 Genesee St., Uitca, NY 13502 or Jesuit High School, 1200 Jacob Lane, Carmichael, CA 95608.