Thomas Joseph Etowski
1942 - 2022
Thomas Joseph Etowski
1942 - 2022
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BORN
1942
DIED
2022
Thomas Etowski Obituary
Born in Cleveland, OH on January 13, 1942, he was a son of the late Albert Frank Etowski and Malvina Grathwol Etowski.
Prior to retirement, he was owner/operator of a land development company. He was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of the VFW, Knights of Columbus, an Eagle Scout, and a life member of the NRA. Throughout his career in the Army, he served with the 82nd, 101st, and 5th Special Forces. He is a recipient of 5 Bronze Stars with Valor, Purple Heart, 3 Air Medals, 10 Army Commendation Medals, Vietnam Service Medal, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Ranger Tab, Master parachutists Badge, and Combat Infantryman Badge.
Surviving are his wife, Mary Kantner Etowski; daughter, Pamela Cofield and her husband Zane, Murphy, NC; sons, Wayne Etowski and his wife Heidi, Cameron, NC and Michael Etowski and his wife Nichole, Pinehurst, NC; sisters, Mary Therese Barringer and her husband Dan, Bay Village, OH and Joanne Bowser and her husband Rick, East Lake, OH; grandchildren - Zachary, Hailey, Mary and her husband Zachary Crifasi, Megan, Monica, and Lillian, and one great-grandchild on the way.
A mass will be celebrated on October 7, 2022 at 10:00 AM in St. Brendan, The Navigator Catholic Church. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a date and time to be announced.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Brendan, The Navigator Catholic Church's Stained Window Fund for a St. Michael the Archangel Window in Mr. Etowski's memory. Please send checks to 3695 Windy Point Road SW, Supply, NC 28462 made payable to St. Brendan's Catholic Church.
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Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.brunswickfuneralservice.com
Brunswick Funeral Service, Shallotte
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Dick Conoboy
October 3, 2022
Tom and I graduated from John Carroll University, Tom in 1964 and I in 1965. Three of those years we were often together as members of the military fraternity Pershing Rifles and as cadet officers in the Reserve Officer Training Corps. After graduation I saw Tom a few times as we were both in the Army. We were in Vietnam at the same time but did not run across one another over there but we certainly heard about his "adventures"! I kept up with Tom, mainly through mail and emails over the decades. What I will always remember about him is that when he was around there was never a dull moment. In college, the outrageous, mildly or more, was never a deterrent to Tom. He was a courageous soldier as his decorations attest. I will always have fond memories of him. My condolences to the Etowski family. Tom, ut vos requiescant in pace.
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