Thomas MacLeod

Thomas Daniel MacLeod died peacefully in Dallas on May 25, 2006, with all of his children by his side.

He was born to Mary Kelly and Malcolm Blue MacLeod on Sept. 11, 1918, in Butte. Tom attended St. Patrick Elementary School, and graduated from Lincoln Public Grade School, Butte Central Catholic High School in 1936 and Montana School of Mines in 1940.

He was an honor student and played football, basketball, was the anchor on the gymnastics team and belonged to the Monogram Club. During his college years, he worked underground at several mines in Butte and after graduation he began his career with the Belmont Mine as a safety engineer.

In 1941, he married Linda Marie (Obie) O'Brien and they had two extraordinary daughters and four so-so sons!

In 1944, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served in the Philippines on a PT boat as commander of PT594.

After the war, he moved his family to Kansas City, Mo., and began a 40-year career with Western Waterproofing. Years after moving to St. Louis with Western, he retired as executive vice president.

He was an avid outdoorsman and only caught big fish. He loved hunting and played par golf weekly. He was an active member of the Elks Club in Kimberling City, Mo., a retired member of RONS (a Navy organization), the American Legion and he was also a Rotarian.

Tom's legacy is his sense of humor (which sustained him during his illness the last eight months), his integrity and work ethic, which we hope will continue in his descendants. All 45 members of the MacLeod Clan will miss him dearly, but are glad he is reunited with his love Marie and his buddies Turk Oaas and Cussie Cullerton ... poor Marie!

He was preceded in death by his high-school sweetheart, who became his loving wife of 62 years.

He leaves behind six children: Linda Riggins and her two children; Marianne Pruitt and husband, John, and their four children and seven grandchildren; Thomas D. MacLeod Jr., and his wife Barbara, their four children and three grandchildren; John S. MacLeod and his wife Connie and their four children and two grandchildren; and Michael J. MacLeod and his two children; and C. Patrick MacLeod and his wife Cynthia.

A memorial service will be held in Butte on Sunday, June 18, at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Cross Cemetery Mausoleum, 4700 Harrison Ave. Reception to follow at the Maroon Activity Center.

Memorials: Butte Central Catholic Schools, 9 South Idaho St., Butte, MT 59701. Requiescat in pace.

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