Thomas James Moran (18 May 1936 - 26 Sep 2020)
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In loving memory of Thomas James Moran who sadly passed away on 26th September 2020
Thomas was born in Boyle, Roscommon in the Republic of Ireland in 1936 and grew up with his parents William and Mary and siblings Michael, Peter, Maura, Pauline and Gabriel. Finishing school at 14 years old he worked in the Arigna mines and at the age of 17, took the ferry to Holyhead and headed for Nottingham to find work. With a bit of the Irish blarney he found employment and learned his trade as he went along. He was particularly proud to tell people that he worked on the building of the Queen’s Medical Centre and one might get the impression that he built it single handedly! However, he was actually a very modest man.
He met his wife to be and Tom became the husband of Joyce for 64 years, marrying on October 1st 1955. He was the proud and dearly loved father of Linda, Karen, Kevin and Janet, grandfather of Dan, Pete, Tom, Adam, Marc, Jamie, Antonia, Alex and Claudia, and great grandfather to Renee-Mae, Maddie and Hollie.
Tom believed in hard work and that ‘if a job’s worth doing, it’s worth doing well’, in fact perfectly!! He set high standards of behaviour and in that respect was a perfect role model to us all. He was a very generous and thoughtful man, although he hated waste and throwing anything out if it could be fixed. His repairs to the bin lid and teapot lid come to mind, much to the dismay of Joyce!! There was nothing that couldn’t be fixed with a screw and bolt!
Aged 58 he was struck down with a heart attack, but this turned out to be a catalyst for a change of lifestyle. He stopped smoking immediately, retired from work and took up his lifelong passion - golf.
Over the following years, Tom increased his fitness, honed his skills and became a force to be reckoned with on the golf course. He made many friends, particularly at Bulwell Forest Golf Club, played in many tournaments, locally and away, and filled the house with the trophies, crystal, china, golf equipment and clothes he won. Always very modest and self critical, although inwardly I suspect, very proud.
Life can be cruel and Tom’s health deteriorated over recent months. During the last few weeks of his life, he spent most of his time in bed, unconditionally cared for by his family and the wonderful carers from the Red Cross, Tu Vida and the Nottingham Hospice. He loved having visitors, phone calls and video messages, always asking the caller, ‘how are you?’, rather than complaining about his own situation. He also maintained his dry sense of humour throughout his illness along with some very clear opinions on the state of the country!
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