Thomas Eugene Marquette, 88, beloved husband of Patricia Marie Marquette of 67 years, passed away peacefully on August 11th, surrounded by his family. He was born in Chicago, Illinois, where he lived for 68 years before becoming a resident of Chandler, Arizona for the last 20 years, where he was a member of St. Steven's Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Marquette served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and was an active member of VFW Post 7401. He retired from the U.S. Post Office after 28 years of service. In addition to his wife, Mr. Marquette is survived by his children, Tom (Gail), Dave (Paula), Gail (Mike) Plaas, Linda (Bob) Schultz, Dennis (Ladonna), Patty (Jeff) Stachulak, Chris (Larry) Murphy, and Laura (Marc) Graff, 13 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and many, many nieces and nephews. He is also survived by a brother, Jim, and a sister, Denise, and was preceded in death by brothers Paul, Dick, Bill. Bob, and John. A memorial service will be held at a yet to be determined date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his name to the American Cancer Society.