Thomas Lee Shirely Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Thomas L. Shirely, age 70 of Lake George, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 17th, 2019. On February 11, 1949, Tom was born the son of Delbert and June (Norton) Shirely on the Caribbean Island Nation of Trinidad while his parents were serving in the U.S. armed forces. Following in his father’s footsteps, Tom would also carry out a twenty year military career as an air traffic controller for the U.S. Army. He proudly served two tours as a helipad traffic controller in the Vietnam War and later continued his career at Logan International Airport. In 1994, Tom moved from his home in New Hampshire to Lake George where he could be close enough to care for his mother. During that time, Tom also worked on the powder coating line for StageRight Corporation in Clare. Tom was a man of many passions that included skiing in his younger years, coin collecting, watching birds at his lake house, and fishing—especially with his sons for salmon. He will be greatly missed by his family. Tom is survived by his three children Thomas L., (Miranda Battista) Jr. of Indianapolis, IN., Melissa (David) Demers of Manchester, NH., and Mark (Tangie) Shirely of Bloomington, IN. and his seven grandchildren Thomas, Jeremy, Heather, Alyssa, Camille, Riley, and Jaeden. Other survivors include his siblings Delbert (Cecile) Shirely, Nancy (Edward) Emerson, Ann Gessner, Jim (Holly) Shirely, and Susan (Ken) Johnson and many nieces and nephews. Tom was preceded in death by his parents Delbert and June Shirely. In keeping with Tom’s wishes, cremation has taken place. Visiting hours will be at the Clare Chapel of Stephenson-Wyman Funeral Home on Saturday, March 2nd starting at 3pm followed by a Memorial Service at 5pm with Pastor Jim Young officiating. Online condolences may be shared with the Shirely family on their family page at www.stephenson-wyman.com . Memorial contributions in honor of Tom may be directed to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (www.JDRF.org).

Thomas Lee Shirely

February 11, 1949 - February 17, 2019