Thomas R. Mclean

Thomas R. McLean of Wilbraham, 81 years young, died peacefully on October 22, 2023 at Mercy Hospital with his loving wife by his side. Born in York, PA to the late Harold and Mary (Gallagher) McLean, he was a 1961 graduate of Technical High School in Springfield and a proud Navy Veteran of the Vietnam War. Thomas worked as a machine operator for Rexell and James River Graphics. Thomas loved to travel. He was proud to have visited every state in the US including Alaska and Hawaii, all the Canadian Provinces including Newfoundland, also the Yucatan, Mexico City and all the Pyramids. He was a proud member of DAV, VFW and the American Legion.
In addition to his parents, Thomas was also predeceased by his brother Jack of CA and his brother Harold McLean, brothers-in-law; Ronald Wilson and William Krause, sisters-in-law; Beverly Wilson, Nancy Krause-Dietrich and Nancy McLean.

Thomas is survived by his beloved wife and best friend of 53 years, Dorothy A. (Wilson) McLean, brother-in-law Kenneth Wilson of Holyoke, Sandra Henderson, who was like a sister to him, KC and Kim McLean of CA, and Janice Wilson of Chicopee, special nephew Joel Henderson, who was like a son to him, as well as many nieces, nephews, grand nieces, grand nephews and very many friends. Thomas’s family would like to sincerely thank nurses; Paula, George and Casey for the wonderful care they gave him and to the staff at Mercy Hospital.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 2, 2023 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm at Wilbraham Funeral Home, 2551 Boston Rd, Wilbraham. Committal Service with Military Honors will follow at 2:00 pm in MA Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, Agawam. Memorial contributions may be made in Thomas’s memory to the charity of one’s choice.