SYCAMORE – Thomas "Dunner" Henigan III died Sunday, June 17, 2012, on his 88th birthday at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb.
Born in Sycamore on June 17, 1924, he was the son of Thomas Henigan II and Lila Cornwall.
As a kid, Tom spent many hours along the Kishwaukee with his brothers and "east-ender" friends. There he developed a lifelong love of fishing.
In high school, he was the captain of the basketball and football teams. He graduated from Sycamore High School as president of his class in 1942. In 1944, he married his high school sweetheart, Marion Strack. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy on a rescue and hospital ship, the PCE(R)852.
Tom was an enthusiastic participant in community affairs. He was a charter member of the Post 5768 Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a founding member of the Sycamore Lions Club – a member for 56 years, a past president, and a Melvin Jones Fellow. He was a founding member of the Sycamore History Museum.
Tom ran his own business, Henigan Plumbing & Heating, for 34 years.
Tom was a White Sox fan, and lived to see the White Sox win the World Series in 2005, a feat that has eluded another unnamed Chicago team for 103 years. Between Sox games, he always had time for another game of cribbage. Tom and Marion traveled the U.S. and the world, including Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti.
He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Roberts; son, Nardy Henigan; daughters, Zan Henigan Lombardo and Lee Henigan Alden; and grandchildren, Todd, Flynn and Alex Henigan, Jenna Lombardo, and Anja Alden.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion; and son, Jay.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, June 22, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, followed at 6 p.m. by a buffet reception at Amber Pines, 15165 Quigley Road, Sycamore. All who have known him are welcome to both.
Memorials can be made to the Sycamore History Museum in care of Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.
Born in Sycamore on June 17, 1924, he was the son of Thomas Henigan II and Lila Cornwall.
As a kid, Tom spent many hours along the Kishwaukee with his brothers and "east-ender" friends. There he developed a lifelong love of fishing.
In high school, he was the captain of the basketball and football teams. He graduated from Sycamore High School as president of his class in 1942. In 1944, he married his high school sweetheart, Marion Strack. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy on a rescue and hospital ship, the PCE(R)852.
Tom was an enthusiastic participant in community affairs. He was a charter member of the Post 5768 Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a founding member of the Sycamore Lions Club – a member for 56 years, a past president, and a Melvin Jones Fellow. He was a founding member of the Sycamore History Museum.
Tom ran his own business, Henigan Plumbing & Heating, for 34 years.
Tom was a White Sox fan, and lived to see the White Sox win the World Series in 2005, a feat that has eluded another unnamed Chicago team for 103 years. Between Sox games, he always had time for another game of cribbage. Tom and Marion traveled the U.S. and the world, including Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti.
He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Roberts; son, Nardy Henigan; daughters, Zan Henigan Lombardo and Lee Henigan Alden; and grandchildren, Todd, Flynn and Alex Henigan, Jenna Lombardo, and Anja Alden.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion; and son, Jay.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, June 22, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, followed at 6 p.m. by a buffet reception at Amber Pines, 15165 Quigley Road, Sycamore. All who have known him are welcome to both.
Memorials can be made to the Sycamore History Museum in care of Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.
SYCAMORE – Thomas "Dunner" Henigan III died Sunday, June 17, 2012, on his 88th birthday at Kishwaukee Community Hospital in DeKalb.
Born in Sycamore on June 17, 1924, he was the son of Thomas Henigan II and Lila Cornwall.
As a kid, Tom spent many hours along the Kishwaukee with his brothers and "east-ender" friends. There he developed a lifelong love of fishing.
In high school, he was the captain of the basketball and football teams. He graduated from Sycamore High School as president of his class in 1942. In 1944, he married his high school sweetheart, Marion Strack. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy on a rescue and hospital ship, the PCE(R)852.
Tom was an enthusiastic participant in community affairs. He was a charter member of the Post 5768 Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a founding member of the Sycamore Lions Club – a member for 56 years, a past president, and a Melvin Jones Fellow. He was a founding member of the Sycamore History Museum.
Tom ran his own business, Henigan Plumbing & Heating, for 34 years.
Tom was a White Sox fan, and lived to see the White Sox win the World Series in 2005, a feat that has eluded another unnamed Chicago team for 103 years. Between Sox games, he always had time for another game of cribbage. Tom and Marion traveled the U.S. and the world, including Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti.
He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Roberts; son, Nardy Henigan; daughters, Zan Henigan Lombardo and Lee Henigan Alden; and grandchildren, Todd, Flynn and Alex Henigan, Jenna Lombardo, and Anja Alden.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion; and son, Jay.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, June 22, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, followed at 6 p.m. by a buffet reception at Amber Pines, 15165 Quigley Road, Sycamore. All who have known him are welcome to both.
Memorials can be made to the Sycamore History Museum in care of Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.
Born in Sycamore on June 17, 1924, he was the son of Thomas Henigan II and Lila Cornwall.
As a kid, Tom spent many hours along the Kishwaukee with his brothers and "east-ender" friends. There he developed a lifelong love of fishing.
In high school, he was the captain of the basketball and football teams. He graduated from Sycamore High School as president of his class in 1942. In 1944, he married his high school sweetheart, Marion Strack. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Navy on a rescue and hospital ship, the PCE(R)852.
Tom was an enthusiastic participant in community affairs. He was a charter member of the Post 5768 Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a founding member of the Sycamore Lions Club – a member for 56 years, a past president, and a Melvin Jones Fellow. He was a founding member of the Sycamore History Museum.
Tom ran his own business, Henigan Plumbing & Heating, for 34 years.
Tom was a White Sox fan, and lived to see the White Sox win the World Series in 2005, a feat that has eluded another unnamed Chicago team for 103 years. Between Sox games, he always had time for another game of cribbage. Tom and Marion traveled the U.S. and the world, including Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Tahiti.
He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Roberts; son, Nardy Henigan; daughters, Zan Henigan Lombardo and Lee Henigan Alden; and grandchildren, Todd, Flynn and Alex Henigan, Jenna Lombardo, and Anja Alden.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marion; and son, Jay.
A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, June 22, at Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, followed at 6 p.m. by a buffet reception at Amber Pines, 15165 Quigley Road, Sycamore. All who have known him are welcome to both.
Memorials can be made to the Sycamore History Museum in care of Butala Funeral Home and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave., Sycamore, IL 60178.
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