Thomas J. Dugan

Dugan, Thomas J. WILTON Thomas "Tom" J. Dugan, of Hopeful Lane, Gansevoort, died Thursday, May 15, 2008 surrounded by his family at his home, after a long and courageous battle with Parkin-son's. He was 96. Born on December 30, 1911 in Albany, he was the son of the late Patrick Dugan and Josephine Morrissey. He was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy with honors. Thomas then enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943 and was honorably discharged on August 18, 1944. Mr. Dugan worked for 26 years as a confidential clerk for the New York State Court of Appeals. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn of 67 years of Gansevoort; two sons, Thomas J. Dugan Jr. and his wife Linda of Wrightsville, Pa., and the late John Dugan; four daughters, Mary Hanley of Wilton, Joan Dugan and her husband Edward of Ballston Spa, Barbara Draper and her late husband Robert of Princeton, N.J. and Maureen Smith and her husband Jay of Colonie; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Tom was a devoted husband and father. He loved gardening, camping, fishing, traveling and woodworking projects. He is very much loved and will be greatly missed by his family. Thank you to Saratoga Hospice for their good care of Tom. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Clement's Church, Saratoga Springs on Monday, May 19, 2008. Family and friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 18, 2008 at the Tunison Funeral Home, 105 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Burial will follow in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands, N.Y. Memorial donations can be made in his memory to the American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc., 1250 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10305 or the Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.