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Thomas McAfee Obituary

DRACUT - Thomas D. McAfee, 78, of Dracut, a veteran of two wars and a retired truck driver, died yesterday, Sept. 22, at a local nursing home. He was the husband of Eleanor M. (Nichols) McAfee with whom he would have celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Jan. 6.

He was born in Lowell on Dec. 28, 1924, son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth (Cassidy) McAfee.

Mr. McAfee was a Navy veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. He served aboard the USS Canberra and the USS Pigeon. and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Walker Rogers Post 662 in Lowell.

Mr. McAfee drove a truck for Thomas Express for 26 years, and for TransGas from 1980 until his retirement. He was a member of the Teamsters Local 49.

He was an avid fisherman and sports fan.

Besides his wife, he is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Ann Talbot and her husband Robert of Dracut; three grandchildren, Kenneth Hamilton of Everett, April Ramirez of Dracut and Tara Hamilton of Melrose. He also leaves two sisters-in-law, Claudia Perrault of Lowell and Martha Nichols of Tyngsboro; as well as several nieces and nephews.

He was also the father of the late Susan Willey and the brother of the late Elizabeth Leverone.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Lowell Sun on Sep. 23, 2003.

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