Thomas Frederick McCabe

He was born on October 14, 1936, in New Haven, the son of John Henry and Mae Emily (Jourdan) McCabe. Tom grew up in Branford Connecticut, attending the high school there. He was a 4-H member in New Haven County, with projects that included horses, cattle, dogs, gardening and canning. He was a member of the Stony Creek Fife and Drum Corp for a number of years, where he was an enthusiastic base drummer.

He was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he served in the Korean conflict. He was active duty/reserves for 6 years. In 1964 he married and settled in Killingworth, where he resided until his death. Thomas was a conservation law enforcement officer with the State of Connecticut Marine Division which went hand-in-hand with the fact he was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and fly tying, and especially enjoyed fly fishing on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada. Tom was also a seasonal commercial lobsterman here in Connecticut, and he loved the Sound. Tom enjoyed his hunting dogs, pointers and setters, and birds, having owned tumbler pigeons, chickens, parrots and peafowl.

Thomas is survived by his wife Barbara Eckert McCabe; daughters Emily McCabe Alger and her husband H. Joseph Alger, Jr., of E. Haddam and Elizabeth McCabe of Moodus, Daughter-in-law Heather Birdsey; grandchildren Nicole and Carlie Chapman, Mikayla Alger, and Broden Wells. He was predeceased by his son John William McCabe.

Calling hours will be held on Tuesday June 5th from 5-8pm at Swan Funeral Home, 80 E. Main St., Clinton. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, June 6th at 11am at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Killingworth. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to: Middlesex and New Haven County 4-H Fair Association, 1066 Saybrook Rd., Haddam, CT 06438, or to A Place Called Hope (a local Birds of Prey rehab and educational center), 154 Pond Meadow Rd., Killingworth, CT 06419, or to Tsunami FHC (field hockey scholarship account), 59 Wickham Rd., E. Haddam, CT 06423.