Thomas Francis Furlong, 95, of Great Falls, died of natural causes Friday Feb. 15, at Peace Hospice.
A retired mail carrier for the United State Post Office and United States Army veteran, Thomas was born in Great Falls on Nov. 4, 1917, to Michael (Major) and Anastasia (Burke) Furlong. He graduated from St. Mary's School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Montana in education. Sister Trinitas was his art mentor at the College of Great Falls. He painted mountain scenes for his family, known as "Dad Art" and was an art master in his own right. Following the University of Montana graduation he served in the United States Army Air Corps until his honorable discharge in 1946. He taught and coached at Malta, Highwood and Winnett. He retired from the U.S. Post Office in 1978, where he met hundreds of friends as a letter carrier.
Tom loved to be with people volunteering his time as a member of the Knights of Columbus, Big Sky Cum Christo, Ancient Order of Hibernians and St. Joes, St. Ann's and Holy Spirit congregations. He was very active with the Cursillo and would work with the crews that went to the prisons and jails here, Deer Lodge and Shelby. He played Legion baseball and was on the 1934 State Champion team. He was an avid sports fan and loved the Cubs, Notre Dame, Grizzlies and Central Mustangs. His cattle car trip to Chicago to see the Cubs play the Detroit Tigers in 1935 World Series was his favorite story to tell.
If Tom was not playing golf, he was talking about golf. His foursomes involved many teams that included good friends, clergy and family. Quite often he would form a team to golf in a local charitable event and he looked forward to playing in the Montana Senior Tournament.
He learned to use the computer for e-mail over USPS mail to stay in contact with friends and family. His best tools were his "Fastest Fingers" contests and the annual "Limerick" contest for "Gold Dollars." The poems were poor in quality, but founded in good Irish spirit!
He was married to Virginia Newton for 26 years and they divorced in 1970.
He then married Helen Kieffer Person in 1985, and she passed away in 1995; also preceding him in death was daughter, Jacquelyn; granddaughter, Karri; parents; brothers, Walter, Mike "Hook", Edward "Dazzy" (Emmie), Eugene "Spec" (Helen); sisters, Marie (Bill) Bertsch, Kathleen, Agnes (Paul) Wilcox and Eileen (Robert) Bowers.
Thomas is survived by his 5 daughters and 3 sons. He had to remember the names of 23 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Complete obituary published in Great Falls Tribune on February 17, 2013
A retired mail carrier for the United State Post Office and United States Army veteran, Thomas was born in Great Falls on Nov. 4, 1917, to Michael (Major) and Anastasia (Burke) Furlong. He graduated from St. Mary's School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Montana in education. Sister Trinitas was his art mentor at the College of Great Falls. He painted mountain scenes for his family, known as "Dad Art" and was an art master in his own right. Following the University of Montana graduation he served in the United States Army Air Corps until his honorable discharge in 1946. He taught and coached at Malta, Highwood and Winnett. He retired from the U.S. Post Office in 1978, where he met hundreds of friends as a letter carrier.
Tom loved to be with people volunteering his time as a member of the Knights of Columbus, Big Sky Cum Christo, Ancient Order of Hibernians and St. Joes, St. Ann's and Holy Spirit congregations. He was very active with the Cursillo and would work with the crews that went to the prisons and jails here, Deer Lodge and Shelby. He played Legion baseball and was on the 1934 State Champion team. He was an avid sports fan and loved the Cubs, Notre Dame, Grizzlies and Central Mustangs. His cattle car trip to Chicago to see the Cubs play the Detroit Tigers in 1935 World Series was his favorite story to tell.
If Tom was not playing golf, he was talking about golf. His foursomes involved many teams that included good friends, clergy and family. Quite often he would form a team to golf in a local charitable event and he looked forward to playing in the Montana Senior Tournament.
He learned to use the computer for e-mail over USPS mail to stay in contact with friends and family. His best tools were his "Fastest Fingers" contests and the annual "Limerick" contest for "Gold Dollars." The poems were poor in quality, but founded in good Irish spirit!
He was married to Virginia Newton for 26 years and they divorced in 1970.
He then married Helen Kieffer Person in 1985, and she passed away in 1995; also preceding him in death was daughter, Jacquelyn; granddaughter, Karri; parents; brothers, Walter, Mike "Hook", Edward "Dazzy" (Emmie), Eugene "Spec" (Helen); sisters, Marie (Bill) Bertsch, Kathleen, Agnes (Paul) Wilcox and Eileen (Robert) Bowers.
Thomas is survived by his 5 daughters and 3 sons. He had to remember the names of 23 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Complete obituary published in Great Falls Tribune on February 17, 2013
Thomas Francis Furlong, 95, of Great Falls, died of natural causes Friday Feb. 15, at Peace Hospice.
A retired mail carrier for the United State Post Office and United States Army veteran, Thomas was born in Great Falls on Nov. 4, 1917, to Michael (Major) and Anastasia (Burke) Furlong. He graduated from St. Mary's School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Montana in education. Sister Trinitas was his art mentor at the College of Great Falls. He painted mountain scenes for his family, known as "Dad Art" and was an art master in his own right. Following the University of Montana graduation he served in the United States Army Air Corps until his honorable discharge in 1946. He taught and coached at Malta, Highwood and Winnett. He retired from the U.S. Post Office in 1978, where he met hundreds of friends as a letter carrier.
Tom loved to be with people volunteering his time as a member of the Knights of Columbus, Big Sky Cum Christo, Ancient Order of Hibernians and St. Joes, St. Ann's and Holy Spirit congregations. He was very active with the Cursillo and would work with the crews that went to the prisons and jails here, Deer Lodge and Shelby. He played Legion baseball and was on the 1934 State Champion team. He was an avid sports fan and loved the Cubs, Notre Dame, Grizzlies and Central Mustangs. His cattle car trip to Chicago to see the Cubs play the Detroit Tigers in 1935 World Series was his favorite story to tell.
If Tom was not playing golf, he was talking about golf. His foursomes involved many teams that included good friends, clergy and family. Quite often he would form a team to golf in a local charitable event and he looked forward to playing in the Montana Senior Tournament.
He learned to use the computer for e-mail over USPS mail to stay in contact with friends and family. His best tools were his "Fastest Fingers" contests and the annual "Limerick" contest for "Gold Dollars." The poems were poor in quality, but founded in good Irish spirit!
He was married to Virginia Newton for 26 years and they divorced in 1970.
He then married Helen Kieffer Person in 1985, and she passed away in 1995; also preceding him in death was daughter, Jacquelyn; granddaughter, Karri; parents; brothers, Walter, Mike "Hook", Edward "Dazzy" (Emmie), Eugene "Spec" (Helen); sisters, Marie (Bill) Bertsch, Kathleen, Agnes (Paul) Wilcox and Eileen (Robert) Bowers.
Thomas is survived by his 5 daughters and 3 sons. He had to remember the names of 23 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Complete obituary published in Great Falls Tribune on February 17, 2013
A retired mail carrier for the United State Post Office and United States Army veteran, Thomas was born in Great Falls on Nov. 4, 1917, to Michael (Major) and Anastasia (Burke) Furlong. He graduated from St. Mary's School and earned a Bachelor's Degree from the University of Montana in education. Sister Trinitas was his art mentor at the College of Great Falls. He painted mountain scenes for his family, known as "Dad Art" and was an art master in his own right. Following the University of Montana graduation he served in the United States Army Air Corps until his honorable discharge in 1946. He taught and coached at Malta, Highwood and Winnett. He retired from the U.S. Post Office in 1978, where he met hundreds of friends as a letter carrier.
Tom loved to be with people volunteering his time as a member of the Knights of Columbus, Big Sky Cum Christo, Ancient Order of Hibernians and St. Joes, St. Ann's and Holy Spirit congregations. He was very active with the Cursillo and would work with the crews that went to the prisons and jails here, Deer Lodge and Shelby. He played Legion baseball and was on the 1934 State Champion team. He was an avid sports fan and loved the Cubs, Notre Dame, Grizzlies and Central Mustangs. His cattle car trip to Chicago to see the Cubs play the Detroit Tigers in 1935 World Series was his favorite story to tell.
If Tom was not playing golf, he was talking about golf. His foursomes involved many teams that included good friends, clergy and family. Quite often he would form a team to golf in a local charitable event and he looked forward to playing in the Montana Senior Tournament.
He learned to use the computer for e-mail over USPS mail to stay in contact with friends and family. His best tools were his "Fastest Fingers" contests and the annual "Limerick" contest for "Gold Dollars." The poems were poor in quality, but founded in good Irish spirit!
He was married to Virginia Newton for 26 years and they divorced in 1970.
He then married Helen Kieffer Person in 1985, and she passed away in 1995; also preceding him in death was daughter, Jacquelyn; granddaughter, Karri; parents; brothers, Walter, Mike "Hook", Edward "Dazzy" (Emmie), Eugene "Spec" (Helen); sisters, Marie (Bill) Bertsch, Kathleen, Agnes (Paul) Wilcox and Eileen (Robert) Bowers.
Thomas is survived by his 5 daughters and 3 sons. He had to remember the names of 23 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.
Complete obituary published in Great Falls Tribune on February 17, 2013
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