Thomas W. Erwin

(1929 - 2009) - Thomas W. “Tom” Erwin, 80, of Springfield died on Friday November 6, 2009 at home.

He was born in Randolph, MA on October 6, 1929 a son of the late George T. and Jeannette M. (Hollis) Erwin. Thomas had worked at the Armstrong Cork Company in Braintree, MA, the Randolph, MA office of the Prudential Insurance Company and Jesse Kitchens in Kingston, MA. He was a member of Foster Memorial Church, UCC of Springfield and was a member of the Puritan Masonic Lodge AF&AM of Whitman, MA, a 32nd Degree Mason of the Scottish Rites Valley of Boston and a member of the Aleppo Temple Shrine in Wilmington, MA. He enjoyed spending time at his vacation home in Naples, ME, was a member of the Eastfield MallWalkers Club in Springfield and was a participant in many Elderhostel Programs.

Tom will be deeply missed by his wife of 56 years, Barbara E. (Larson) Erwin; his two sons, Robert T. Erwin of Naples, ME and Wayne R. Erwin an his wife Rose of Sanford, ME; his daughter, Nancy Brown and her husband Alan of Goffstown, NH; his three granddaughters, Naomi, Rebekah and Deborah Erwin of Sanford, ME; his two grandsons, SPC Daniel Brown, currently serving in Afghanistan and Timothy Brown of Goffstown, NH; his three sisters, Ethel Davis of Abington, MA, Marion Hirtle and her husband Russell of Halifax, MA and Evelyn Martin of Quincy, MA; his brother, Walter R. Erwin of Whitman, MA; his 17 nieces and nephews, 19 grand nieces and grand nephews and seven great-grand nieces and great-grand nephews.

A Memorial Service will be held for Tom on Tuesday November 10, 2009 at 11 a.m. in Foster Memorial Church on Wilbraham Road in Springfield. There are no visiting hours. Arrangements are entrusted to the Sampson Family Chapels in Springfield. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Tom’s memory to Foster Memorial Church, 36 Puritan Road, Springfield, MA 01129 or to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 516 Carew Street, Springfield, MA 01104.