Thomas E. Finnerty
1941 - 1987
USN
Thomas Edward Finnerty was born November 20, 1941 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Thomas and Rita Morrissey Finnerty.
He served in the U.S. Navy from February 9, 1959 until his honorable discharge on February 9, 1961.
In July of 1961, he married Charmaine Leler; they had three children.
Finnerty was a 20-year resident of Barrington, a member of St. Anne Catholic Church, and an executive with Clear Lam Packaging.
Seaman Thomas Finnerty died March 9, 1987 in Des Plaines from injuries sustained in a car accident; he is buried in Barrington’s Evergreen Cemetery.
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Courtesy of Signal Hill Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.