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Taken from FLORIDA TODAY, published on April 24, 2011:
THOMAS PARKER McELROY "Mac", age 65 of Port St John, FL (Formerly of Palm Beach Gardens and Grassy Key), passed away in the company of his family on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. "Mac" was retired from Southern Bell and is survived by his loving wife, Penny, of 47 years, his mother Hannah of Orange City, his sister Gayle Palleson of West Palm Beach, children Thomas McElroy IV and Wendy Hoppmann both of Palm Beach Gardens, and his grandchildren Brock, Kyle and Ashlynn Hoppmann. He enjoyed spending time with his friends in the outdoors and was an avid fisherman and boater. A life celebration in Mac's honor will be held on Wednesday, April 27, at the Lost Lakes Clubhouse in Cocoa, FL at noon. The family requests that donations be made in lieu of flower to the Hospice House at 71 Eyster Blvd, Rockledge, FL.
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Linda Bourne (Hellard)
If your memory needs refreshing (and whose doesn't at this age), see the Stonequarry tab, Mrs. Van Skoyk's class, Row 3, 4th from the left for a picture of Tom. He was a fun guy with a great sense of humor.
Walt Neal
i remember tom as a fun guy who had a wry sense of humor. paul ohmart, "mcelroy" and i used to run around a lot after school in the eighth grade, and in the summer after that year. we would go to the audubon society center, which his dad ran, and mess around there, and just generally look for ways to have fun and make friendly jibes at each. we all three loved to listen to records at his house by the audubon center. i remember "the battle of new orleans" by johnny horton was one of his favorites, and if i'm not mistaken he liked roy orbison, too. paul, tom and i used to love to watch a silly cartoon program, too....it had a couple of russian spies on it, boris and natasha, i believe. and the same show had a skit about the invention of things told by an intellectual dog who had as his very best friend, a boy. this half hour show was always the highlight of the afternoon, and gave us much fodder for highly intellectual discussions, as you can imagine. we also discussed the relative hilarity of various "looney tunes" cartoons. the three of us had a nice friendship.
i remember the afternoon his father came home from work next door and told us he was being transferred to the florida everglades to work. paul, mac and i were sad. shortly thereafter their family moved. mac was a fun guy.