Thomas M. Potter of Murrells Inlet, S.C., formerly of Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y., passed away on Thursday September 17, 2009 at the age of 84 at the Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortandt Manor,.N.Y.
Born in Albany, N.Y. on June 27, 1925 he was the son of the late Albert and Alice Potter.
Tom graduated from Bethlehem Central High School in Delmar, N.Y. and soon enlisted and proudly served our country during World War II with the U.S. Navy. After returning home from World War II, he enrolled and graduated from Miami University in Oxford, OH., receiving a degree in Business Administration. Upon graduation he served again with the U.S. Navy in the Korean War where he was a recipient of the Victory Medal, European Theatre Medal and the Asiatic-Pacific Medal.
Tom was the former owner of Tom’s Tavern in Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. and previously employed by Colgate-Palmolive Company and McKesson and Robbins as a sales representative.
Tom spent most of his life in Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y. and enjoyed golf and traveling to the South Pacific and the Caribbean Islands. Upon retirement in 1992, Tom relocated to South Carolina to enjoy golfing and long walks on the beach with his dog, Bucky.
He was a member of Moose Lodge #2351 Surfside Beach, S.C. , American Legion Post #178 Murrells Inlet, S.C., Elks B.P.O.E. Post #2797 Murrells Inlet, S.C., Masons Grand Lodge #035 Delmar, N.Y. and a past member of Storm King Golf Club and board member of Orange County Liquor Dealers Association.
Tom was a loving father and a kind and patient man who touched the heart of many friends and customers through the years. He truly was one-of-a-kind who will never be forgotten.
He is survived by a brother, Albert, of Delmar, N.Y., his sons, John, and his wife, Sharon, of Cornwall, N.Y., Scott, and his wife, Laura, of Walden, N.Y., a daughter, Debra Sullivan, and her husband, John, of Delmar, N.Y. and four grandchildren: Amanda and John Sullivan and Ryan and Tyler Potter.
A memorial in celebration of Tom’s life will be held at Quigley Bros. Funeral Home, 337 Hudson St. Cornwall-On-Hudson, NY 12520 on Saturday September 26, 2009 from 10:00am – 11:45am with a service to follow.
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