Thomas P. Curran

CURRAN, Thomas P., Sr. of Walpole and formerly of Norwood, Sunday September 17, 2023.

Born in Norwood he was the son of the late Bartley M. Curran and Winifred A. (McLean). Thomas was the beloved husband of the late Helene M. (O’Toole) Curran, and the devoted father of Laura of Hingham and her late husband Robert Russell, Jr., Caroline and her husband Ed Schollmeyer of Norfolk, and the late Gregory Curran, and Thomas P. Curran, Jr. and his surviving wife Liz of Medfield. He was the brother of the late Martin B. Curran and Mary Turner. Thomas was the proud grandfather of eleven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He is survived by many nieces and nephews.

Tom was a life long resident of Norwood and Pocasset. After graduating from Norwood High School, he enlisted in the army and served in Germany until the end of WWII. He earned both his BS and JD from Boston College. He worked for New England Life Insurance Company (Benefit Planners of Boston), specializing in pension and profit sharing, and estate planning until his retirement at age 85.

He was a member of both the Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. He served on several boards, including the Norwood Conservation Committee; Chairman of Neponset Valley Foundation/Norwood Hospital and Director of the Kennedy Donovan Center. He was an active town meeting member for over 50 years.

He will be remembered best by his warmth, friendship and kindness to all.

Services from the Gillooly Funeral Home, 126 Walpole Street (Rt. 1A) NORWOOD on Friday September 22 at 9:30 AM. Funeral Mass in St. Timothy’s Church, Norwood at 10:30. Visiting Hours in the Funeral Home on Thursday from 4-7 PM. Interment Highland Cemetery, Norwood.

In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made in Thomas’ memory to Massachusetts General Hospital Cardiology Department https://giving.massgeneral.org/donate?re_fund=028655&is_designation=1&designation=Cardiology