Frank Thomas Carney Jr.

Tom, as we all knew him by, was born in Hartford, CT, on December 22, 1942, to Frank T. Carney, Sr. and Lois Seville Carney, all of Hartford, CT. Tom attended Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford (61') and Colby College (65').

Tom served for 4 years in the U.S. Navy at Sand Point, where he fell in love with the Seattle area. First working as a bartender, then proprietor of "The Scoop", and later as proprietor of Hidden Treasures, a Seattle mainstay for all manner of collectibles, Tom cemented himself among Seattle locals and transplants alike as a pillar of the community.

Tom returned to live on the Cape in the '90s, where a new community came to know his many passions and his generosity. Vacationing in Orleans with his parents and his brother Richard since he was a child, Tom had a lifelong connection to the Cape. He fondly remembered clamming off Snow Shore as a child, where his love of the ocean first developed, a passion he continued to enjoy aboard his cherished 285 Conquest at Nauset Marine-East in his later years.

Tom's interests spanned well beyond collecting and boating. Tom's local weather updates frequently proved to be the most reliable forecasts, and his mailing list was patiently awaited by those of us as eager to spend our time on the water as Tom was. Others may remember his love for astral photography or for metal detecting, for sushi or a good steak, or for running, as he did every day along the shore in Seattle and on Cape alike.

A profoundly kindhearted animal lover, Tom deeply cared for his rescue cats and dogs, his fish, and the many local birds and critters that came to visit him.

Tom will be sorely missed by Linda Henkey and Alexander Bakker of Orleans, MA, Jordan Armistead of Seattle, WA, his beloved round tabby Huey, and the great many of us on each coast who are lucky enough to have been able to call Tom Carney our friend.