Lee County FlArchives Obituaries.....Devlin, Thomas Aloysius March 13, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Grove http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007435 March 25, 2012, 3:49 pm The News Press March 16, 2012 Thomas Aloysius Devlin, passed away on March 13, 2012 in Fort Myers, FL. He was 92. A Mass of Christian burial will be offered March 27 at 9 a.m at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Fort Myers. Born February 19, 1920 and raised in Jersey City, N.J. Thomas worked at the Western Electric Co before enlisting in the U.S Army in 1942. Before shipping out to Europe he married his wife on Feb. 19, 1943.He served overseas in First U.S Army and later, in the Twelfth Army Group. He earned four battle stars on his European Campaign Ribbon, taking part in four separate campaigns-beginnng with Normandy as he soldiered his way across Europe to victory, before coming home. Thomas was Deputy Warden of the Hudson County Jail in Jersy City, N.J where he worked for 35 years. He lived in Westfield and Roselle Park, N.J, before retiring and moving to Lawrenceville, GA and Fort Myers, FL. Thomas leaves behind his cherished wife of 69 years, four children and their families, ten grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a brother. He is predeceased by his sister, Eleanor and two brothers, Hugh and Joseph. He was the the son of the late Mary and Thomas Devlin of Jersey City,N.J. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/lee/obits/d/devlin1884gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/flfiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb