Thomas F. Garrity

Thomas F. Garrity, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2012 with his wife Kathy by his side. Born in Hartford, the son of Thomas and Margaret (O’Shea), he was raised in Simsbury, attended Simsbury High, and graduated with a degree in Finance from the University of Connecticut. Throughout his years in Simsbury he was very active in the community, serving on the Building Code Board of Appeals from 1978-1991, was a long time Justice of the Peace and member of the Democratic Town Committee. Tom scouted for the high school football team and was fondly known as “the spy”. Tom owned and operated Garrity Brothers of Simsbury, a land development company building many residential houses in Simsbury and surrounding towns. In 1966 he purchased Bourgeois and Shaw, Inc. and expanded it into a larger site development company. He was active in the Utility Contractors of Connecticut, receiving the Contractor of the Year award in 1993, and Person of the Year in 1994. He was also active in Connecticut Associated Builders and Contractors, Motor Transport of Connecticut, and served as a Trustee for the MTAC Group Insurance Trust Fund. In the late 1980’s Tom established Garrity Asphalt Reclaiming. In addition to his wife, Tom leaves six children; Michael, William, Steven, John, Virginia, Lynn, and their spouses. Also left to mourn his loss are three step-children; Ann Mongey, Matthew Daly, Kevin Daly, and their spouses. He leaves behind 24 grandchildren; Christopher, Kathleen, Casey, Brian, Kelly, Avery, Jack, Keelin, Aiden, Marin, Reece Garrity; Tara, Steven, Ryan, Moira, and Thomas Honyotski; Clare and John Marx; James, Jack and Elizabeth Mongey; Connor and Caela Daly; and Rose Daly. The family would like to thank Gillian Williams for her loving care of Tom. His family and friends loved to be in his larger than life presence. Everyone enjoyed gathering together in Tom and Kathy’s house. Funeral services will be Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. from the Molloy Funeral Home 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford, with the Celebration of his Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick & St. Anthony Church, 285 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery, West Hartford. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Patrick & St. Anthony Church, or the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, 468 Poquonock Ave. Windsor, CT 06095.