Thomas J. Verdone

Thomas “Tommy” Verdone, 72, widower of Tyra (Erickson) Verdone, passed away on March 6, 2021 in Hartford Hospital after a short illness. He was the son of the late Ernest and Theresa (Visone) Verdone. Tommy was born in Hartford and moved to Glastonbury as a young boy and spent the rest of life in town. He graduated from Glastonbury High School where he excelled at golf, winning many High School tournaments. Before his retirement, he was a member of the Laborers Local 230 Union for over 50 years. Tommy was proud of the fact the he helped build many of the buildings that make up the Hartford skyline like City Place, The Gold Building, Goodwin Square and The Hartford Insurance Tower.

Tommy cherished the many trips he took with his wife Tyra who was the light of life for 34 years. He enjoyed working in his back yard which he meticulously maintained more like a park than a yard. Never being one to sit still, he was continuously working on some type of home improvement project at either his or one of his kid’s houses. Tommy was a lifelong diehard Yankees and UConn Husky fan and loved competition of any type. Some of his favorite times were playing cards, board games, corn hole, horse shoes, and bocce with his kids, grandkids and extended family. Above all, Tommy loved spending time with his grandkids and watching them grow up. He always took time to call and chat, visit, and attend their school activities and sporting events. He was a fixture on the local youth and high school baseball, softball and basketball scenes – always in the stands no matter what the weather supporting and cheering the kids on.

He was a devoted and loving father to Jason Verdone (wife Carmen), Jennifer Godsill (husband Ronald), Kimberly Menard (husband Claude) and Leslie Fultz. In addition to his wife and parents, Tommy was predeceased by his beloved brother Ernest Verdone Jr. and granddaughter Jessica Vesco.

In addition to his children, Tommy is survived by his cherished sister-in-law and lifelong friend Nancy Verdone and her husband Bruce Saccoccia of Wethersfield. Brother-in-law and sister-in-law Robert and Rose Erickson of Vernon, brother-in-law and sister-in-law Mark and Pamela Erickson of Enfield, sister-in-law Margaret Caye of Hobe Sound, Florida, many special cousins and the lights of his life, his beloved grandchildren: Victoria and Nicholas Verdone, Rebecca and Kayla Vesco, Alyssa Godsill, Melissa Minikowski, Emily, Erick, Ryan and Sarah Dwelley, Justin Fultz, Andrew Pember and great granddaughter Izabella Fultz.

Family and friends are welcome to attend the Committal Prayers at 11:15 a.m. Friday, March 12th at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford (face masks and social distancing required). The D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, Wethersfield is entrusted with the services. Memorial donations may be made to The American Cancer Society, 111 Founders Plaza 2nd floor, East Hartford, CT 06108. For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopofuneralchapel.com.