Thomas A. Downs, beloved husband of 69 years to the late Sarah (Sally) Downs. Born in 1923, Tom grew up on the South Side of Chicago and graduated from Marlboro College in Vermont. Tom and Sally had four children: Gail (Mike) Madden, Cecelia Downs (Dennis Temple), Tom (Dede) Downs, and Jim Downs (Karen Petersen). They had nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. Devoted to his family, Tom was also active in youth activities and community service. Tom served in the Air Force as… Read More » a bombardier during World War II and was missing in action for six weeks after his plane was shot down. During the Korean War, Tom served in SAC before retiring from the military and beginning work as a teacher and later as an engineer with Western Electric. After retirement, Tom and Sally moved to Melbourne, Florida where they spent many happy years together. Tom is preceded in death by his wife Sally and his mother Anna Downs. Visitation Friday, June 29th, 5:00 p.m. until time of service at 7:00 p.m. at Adams-Winterfield and Sullivan Funeral Home; 4343 Main Street, Downers Grove, Illinois. Interment, private. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Columban Sisters, appreciated; http://www.columbansisters.org/donation/. 630-968-1000 or www.adamswinterfieldsullivan.com.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Thomas A Downs 2018. Adams Winterfield & Sullivan Funeral Home
Death notice for the town of: Downers Grove, state: Illinois