Thomas A. Mullaney '46
Jun 10, 2008
Thomas Anthony Mullaney Was born September 20, 1927 in San Francisco, the son of Kathleen Carroll and Thomas P. Mullaney, who preceded him in death. He passed away in the early morning of June 10, 2008 from pneumonia. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Vivian Arend; son, Martin, his wife Cecile and their son Kyle; son, Patrick and his children Alex, Kathleen, Michael and Serabeth; daughter, Mary Molly and her daughter Marilyn; daughter, Susan; and brother, Kevin. Tom retired in 1992 from the City and County of San Francisco Engineering Bureau, after 38 years of service. He attended Parkside, St. Cecilia and St. James Elementary Schools. He graduated from St. Ignatius High School and served in the army in the Aleutian Islands before graduating from Santa Clara University in 1951 with a BCE. He was lifetime member of ASCE, a member of the United Irish Cultural Center, United for Life and Hibernian Newman Club. He wrote hundreds of letters to foreign governments on behalf of political prisoners during a 15-year membership in Amnesty International. He donated over 10 gallons of blood to the Irwin Memorial Blood Bank. Tom was a long time member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and served as president of the St. Emydius Conference during which time he made many home visits to serve those in need. He was a board member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, San Francisco Council; a charter member of Serra Club of the Golden Gate, now Serra Club of San Francisco; a board member of Serra International; a Red Cross volunteer and was active in NERT. On call for Red Cross he volunteered many nights to help people displaced by fires. He was a long-time volunteer for Handicapables; an alumni of Old St. Mary's Center who enjoyed the golf outings of their Whacker group; a Knight of the Holy Sepulcher of Jerusalem; an active parishioner of St. Emydius Church. In his youth he was a Boy Scout. He had a sly sense of humor and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. The family is grateful for the diligent care received from many doctors and nurses at Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, and Lawton Healthcare Center. Friends may visit Thursday after 5:30pm and are invited to attend a Rosary Service, 6:30pm at St. Emydius Church, 286 Ashton Ave., SF. A requiem Mass at St. Emydius Church on Friday, June 13 at 10:00 a.m. Burial to follow Holy Cross Cemetery. Memorial donations may be sent to St. Vincent de Paul Society, 425 Fourth St., SF, CA 94107-9733.