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Thomas M. Athridge

Thomas
M. Athridge, died suddenly at home, on Tuesday April 13, 2010
after a short illness, he was 49. Thomas was born in Medford and
raised in Malden. He was educated in the Malden school system
and was a graduate of the Northeast Metro Regional Vocational
School in Wakefield, with the Class of 1978.
On
November 11, 1989 Tom married his sweetheart Nancy A. Nelder in
Sacred Hearts Church in Malden. The couple remained in Malden
and started a family and raised their children.
Tom
worked as a truck driver for Costa Fruit Company of Charlestown
and later with the Rauseo Fuel Company, and then Conoco-Phillips
Fuel in East Boston, delivering fuel.
In his spare
time Tom enjoyed following the New England Patriots, Boston Red
Sox and camping with the family in New Hampshire. He was a
longtime member of the Eastside AA Club in Malden.
Tom is
survived by his wife Nancy A. (Nelder) Athridge of Wakefield. He
was the father of Patrick J. & Erin L. Athridge both of
Wakefield and Jennifer Mozuch and her husband Scott of
Wilmington. He was the son of Josephine A. (Spracklin) Athridge
of Malden and the brother of Linda A. Langille of N. Andover,
Karen L. Graham of Malden and Michael F. Athridge of Medford. He
was the cherished grandfather of Matthew, Patrick and Elizabeth
Mozuch.
He was preceded in death by his father
Thomas Athridge.
Relatives & friends are invited to calling hours at the Weir
-Mac Cuish Golden Rule Funeral Home on Friday, April 16,
2010 from 4-8 PM. The
family has requested contributions in Tom’s memory be made to
the American Diabetes Assoc. / Mass Chapter, 330 Congress St.
Suite 5, Boston, MA 02210.
Toms funeral will be held from the Weir-Mac Cuish Golden Rule
Funeral Home, 144 Salem St., Malden, on Saturday, April 17, 2010
at 9 AM followed by a Mass of Christian burial in Sacred Hearts
Church, 297 Main St., Malden, at 10 AM.
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