Obituary of Thomas Beirne

Thomas Beirne, 58 of New Haven, passed away March 25, 2017 at CT Hospice with his family and friends by his side. He was born June 3, 1958 in New Haven to Douglas Beirne and Joanne (Oldoni) Cathey. Thomas is survived by his mother, Joanne (Beirne) Cathey (Frank) of East Haven, loving wife of 27 years, Mary (Criscuolo) Beirne, and four daughters, Nina Fronte of North Branford, Allie Fronte of East Haven, Tamra Beirne of FL, and Nikki Fronte of New Haven. He is also survived by his two grandchildren, Arianna Camacho and Michael Goodmaster Jr., sisters, Regina Parillo (Michael) of East Haven and Vanessa Cathey of Branford, and a brother, Anthony Cathey (Dawn) of Hamden. Thomas was uncle to many nieces and nephews. Thomas is preceded in death by his father, Douglas and sister, Maura “Mia” (Garmizo) Zukowski. Tommy was a federal employee with the United States Postal Service for 13 years. After which he worked as a leading salesman at Sears. He enjoyed fishing and crabbing the waters of the Long Island Sound, and was a New York Yankee fanatic. Tommy truly enjoyed his classic rock and roll. His favorite activity was spending time with his grandchildren, Arianna and Michael. All who came to know Tommy ended up finding a true friend. He will be sorely missed by family and many friends, especially his best friend of many years Eddy Caruso of New Haven. Family will receive friends from 5 PM until the time of service at 7 PM on Monday, April 3, 2017 in the Clancy-Palumbo Funeral Home, 43 Kirkham Ave., East Haven. Burial will be private.