Thomas "T.J." Haley

Thomas J. Haley Dear Father in Heaven, Please welcome home your faithful servant, Thomas J. (T.J.) Haley who passed from this life on July 4, 2007 at the age of 91. Thomas was born on his father's birthday, April 10,1916 in Emmett to the late Thomas Haley Sr. and Nellie Fitzgerald where he was a lifelong resident as well as a lifetime parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Emmett. He received a special lifetime award at the churches sesquicentennial. His marriage to Victoria was May 17, 1947 in Emmett. Thomas was of the “greatest generation” who was a World War II veteran and proudly served his country with the United States Army in Europe with the 5th Infantry Red Diamond Division under General George Patton from 1940 to 1945. He was a charter and life-member of the Gleason-Butler V.F.W. Post #5585. He was a carpenter by trade and member of the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters #687, a former village councilman, volunteer fireman, township building inspector, and assessor. “T.J.” loved a cold beer, a game of euchre, the Detroit Tigers, his family, his church, and country. Surviving in addition to his wife Victoria of 60 years are four children, Helen Casper, Margie Quain, Barb (Joe) Francek, and David Thomas (Theresa) Haley; eight grandchildren, Cherie Quain Messina, Sean Thomas (Kory) Quain, Jared Casper, Kristin Casper, Joseph Thomas Francek, Caitlin (Steve) Wesley, Heather Haley and David Thomas Haley II; five great-grandchildren, Dominic, Gino and Alexa Messina, Brice Thomas Wesley and Ryan Rose Quain and friends. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Bates, and two brothers, Patrick and Everett Haley. His family honors the memory of Thomas and invites you to visit and share Thursday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Friday 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Kaatz Funeral Directors, Yale. Rite of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Emmett, with 10:00 a.m. visiting. Fr. Paul Czarnota, pastor, will officiate. Rosary services will be 7:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial with Military honors will be in O.L.M.C.-Kenockee Cemetery, Kenockee Township. Memorials are suggested to a Mass, Gleason-Butler-Sharpe V.F.W. Post #5585, or St. Edward on the Lake School. Pallbearers will be Joe Francek, Pat Keegan, Sean Quain, Joey Francek, David Haley, and Larry Cowhy. Honorary Pallbearers will be Leo O'Connor, Ed Neaton and Tom Cowhy. For information and Guest Book kaatzfunerals.com

Thomas "T.J." Haley

April 10, 1916 - July 4, 2007