Thomas O'Grady

Thomas Kevin O’Grady was born March 2, 1956 in Fulton, NY where he grew up. He is survived by his wife Pamela Deacon O’Grady of 31 years, and his two sons, Brennan Cody Thomas O’Grady (26) and Connor Ryan O’Grady (24), his sister-in-law Susan Johnston, Alyssa Johnston and Son Brodie, and Reginald Johnston his niece and nephew. He was the fourth child and youngest son of the late Harold Thomas O’Grady and Jane (Harding) O’Grady. He was predeceased by his brother Charles O’Grady, sister Marcia Brown, and brother-in-law Theodore Brown. He is survived by his sister, Cheryl (Larry) Fairleigh Olympia, Washington, sister-in-law Phyllis O’Grady of West Orange, NJ and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. There was a special bond between Thomas and his sister Marcia as she cared for him in the afternoons, from infancy onward, when his parents were at work. That closeness continued through the years.

As a young boy, Thomas enjoyed family trips to nearby parks and lakes plus summer fishing trips to Canada. Winter sledding, Boys Scouts, and GI Joes were replaced with water skiing, boating, bowling, and golf as he grew older. He attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and was a graduate of Oswego State College where he earned his bachelor’s degree. Thomas enjoyed a career in Retail Management in his early years, then became a Financial Advisor at Fidelity Investments in Merrimack, New Hampshire.

After moving to Colorado in 2002 he worked at Norlarco Credit Union with a Management Team of special colleagues. Thomas also worked for New York Life and then enjoyed his last many years as a Senior Investment Consultant at Charles Schwab & Co.

Thomas’s life priority was his family and he never lost the value and priority of that. He did enjoy as an adult, biking, hiking, snow skiing, golf, bowling. He loved the outdoors. During Brennan’s and Connor’s younger years he enjoyed many years of vacations with his family in Stowe, Vermont, while living in New England. Pamela and Thomas especially enjoyed visiting Nantucket for vacations. He moved with his family to Colorado in 2002. Prior to that they lived in Bedford, New Hampshire. He loved the ocean in New England, and especially loved Colorado and the Mountains.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 4, 2020 at 9:30 am at the Allnutt Drake Chapel, Fort Collins, CO. with a reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to the Larimer County Food Bank.