On the evening of Oct. 23, 2015, Tom O’Rourke peacefully passed away. The Woodland Hospice in Mount Pleasant provided a calm and serene setting for both Tom and his family.
Tom worked for Michigan Consolidated Gas Co. as a gas research analyst until his retirement. Tom spent the past 22 years at Canadian Lakes.
Tom and his wife loved to play bridge, travel, spend time with family and Tom always had a book in his pocket to read if he had time — usually a book a day.
Tom’s sense of humor and breadth of knowledge will be missed by all who knew him.
He is survived by his wife, Valerie; children, Doug and Barb O’Rourke, Virginia O’Rourke and Clay Collier, Cathy O’Rourke and Eric Wendrick, Mike and Cindy O’Rourke; grandchildren, Tim, Bailey, Kelsey, Katja, Corey, Hunter and Logan; great-grandchildren, Mike, Kennedie and Karter; brother, Michael O’Rourke; and brothers-in-law, David Mullaney, Vance and Ann Howe.
He was preceded in death by his son, Timothy.
Private services were held Sunday, Oct. 25.
