Birth date: Oct 6, 1933 Death date: May 1, 2017
Thomas E. Schenk Jr., age 83, of Millsboro, DE, formerly of Wallingford and Philadelphia, PA, passed away on Monday, May 01, 2017 at Harrison Senior Living in Georgetown, DE, following a brief illness. He was born in Philadelphia, Read Obituary
Dear Tommy,
Life goes so fast - I can't believe you're gone! So many memories....
Thank you for teaching me about opera at age 5! Thank you for walking me down the aisle on my wedding day. Thank you for being a good and kind brother and sharing so very many moments of my life. I love you. God speed.
Sandy
Uncle Tommy "UT" was a kind soul and quite an intelligent man. He always had something positive to say. I'm glad he's no longer in pain and is with the Lord now. We will miss you UT, nous t'aimons
My deepest sympathies to the family. May he rest in peace.
Jim Martin '51
My sympathy to the family. Tommy was a pleasant person, always had a smile. God Bless!
On behalf of the St. James High School Alumni Association, I express our deepest sympathies on your loss.
My Uncle Tommy (or "UT" as we came to affectionately call him) was a kind and gentle man. He always greeted you with a smile and a pleasant, "How's it going?" The thing with him though, is that this wasn't just small talk - he really meant it. He genuinely wanted to know how YOU were...how was your life going, how was your wife, how were your kids, what's new? I always appreciated this about him. He loved pets, especially dogs, and he would always ask about our dog too. I will always remember going to his house in PA as a young boy and visiting him and his pet dachshund, Hildy. Don't know why that stuck with me, but it did - probably because he loved that dog so much. And, of course, just like his Mother (our beloved Mom-Mom), he loved his Phillies too! So glad he got to see another World Series Championship in 2008. Anyone who knew Tommy knew that he was a unique individual - a bit of a mystery in some ways. But this was who he was and he did things his own way. He was a very intelligent man, and more importantly, a very caring person. You will be missed "UT"! I am glad your suffering is over. Rest In Peace. Love, Den and Family
When I first met Tommy, I called him Tom, but then later learned that he preferred Tommy, so Tommy it was. Tommy was a "refined" kind of guy; he majored in French at La Salle and enjoyed classical music. I enjoyed talking music with him and comparing our favorite classical composers. Incidentally, his mom told me he had to take three public transit connections each way to get from Wallingford to La Salle in the early 50s. That's a dedicated college student! She also said he was one of the top five graduates at St. James in Chester. I can believe it. I also enjoyed hearing his stories about the farms and meadows in 1940s Wallingford, areas that had been developed by the time that sisters Judy and Sandy were old enough to roam some distance from 13 Medbury.
Later on, when he and his mom had moved to downstate Delaware, we often enjoyed pizza together at his mom's Plantations condo, usually picked up by Tommy to all our convenience (except Tommy's), and then we watched the Phillies on TV enjoying some good teams and enduring some bad teams. He was so easy to get along with, pleasant and mild-mannered, albeit with some idiosyncratic tendencies, but of course we all have some. I'll miss you Tommy; I'm relieved your distress is over, and your ultimate destination is now at hand.
