Son of Franklin Lane McKean and Cornelia Adriana Millecam
Obituary - Thomas M. McKean, age 80, passed away at his home in Cedar City, Utah, on September 4, 2002, surrounded by his family.
He was born on the Fourth of July, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and appropriately named after Thomas McKean, the signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware, and distant relative. Tom later added the middle initial "M" for convenience for military service.
Tom was the fourth of five children born to Cornelia Adriana Millecam and Franklin Lane McKean. Tom's parents, brother Franklin Lane, Jr., and sister Edith Coray are deceased. Sisters: Afton Faust and Barbara Smoot survive him.
Tom served in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers with the 115th Engineer Battalion, 40th Infantry Division, Utah Army National Guard from 1939 to 1942. During World War II, he commanded an Army Combat Engineer Company for the 867th Engineer Aviation Battalion, 24th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theatre from 1942 to 1946. And, he served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1951 to 1954 where he organized an Engineer Company for the 401st Combat Engineer Battalion. He personally witnessed the historic return of General MacArthur to the Philippines on 20 October 1944, and the Japanese surrender ceremony from a ship adjacent the USS Missouri in Tokyo Harbor on 2 September 1945.
Tom graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Geology in 1950, and soon went to work for Cate Equipment Company where he sold construction, mining and industrial equipment in the mountain West for 33 years. He made innumerable friends from customers and competitors alike throughout his sales career, and was intimately familiar with the geology of the West.
Tom married Karyl Ann Ikerd on April 3, 1948 in Salt Lake City, and was divorced in 1973. They had six children: Thomas E. McKean, of Sonoma, California; K. Leslie McKean Gilmore (Douglas), of South Jordan, Utah; Kenneth F. McKean (Maureen), of Hampton, Virginia; Katharine A. McKean Seidel (Win), deceased; Scott T. McKean (LoMae), of Lynnwood, Washington; and, S. Liza McKean Gleason (Rick), of Wellsville, Utah. Tom's posterity includes 17 grandchildren (one deceased), and four great-grandchildren.
Tom was actively involved in the scouting program for many years. He loved the outdoors and aviation. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed those times spent with his family and friends in the outdoors.
Tom married Ruth A. Wilson on September 8, 1984 in Gunlock, Utah. They were a loving and devoted couple.
Tom's children would like to express their deep appreciation to Ruth for her steady and loving care of their Dad during his long illness. The family would especially like to thank Pat, Gail, Melanie, and JoAnn from the Cedar City IHC IV Clinic; Belinda, Jan, and Chaplain Shane from Hospice; and Dr. Alfaro.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 11:00 AM at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Viewings will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Larkin and from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary of Kanab, Utah.
Obituary - Thomas M. McKean, age 80, passed away at his home in Cedar City, Utah, on September 4, 2002, surrounded by his family.
He was born on the Fourth of July, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and appropriately named after Thomas McKean, the signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware, and distant relative. Tom later added the middle initial "M" for convenience for military service.
Tom was the fourth of five children born to Cornelia Adriana Millecam and Franklin Lane McKean. Tom's parents, brother Franklin Lane, Jr., and sister Edith Coray are deceased. Sisters: Afton Faust and Barbara Smoot survive him.
Tom served in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers with the 115th Engineer Battalion, 40th Infantry Division, Utah Army National Guard from 1939 to 1942. During World War II, he commanded an Army Combat Engineer Company for the 867th Engineer Aviation Battalion, 24th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theatre from 1942 to 1946. And, he served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1951 to 1954 where he organized an Engineer Company for the 401st Combat Engineer Battalion. He personally witnessed the historic return of General MacArthur to the Philippines on 20 October 1944, and the Japanese surrender ceremony from a ship adjacent the USS Missouri in Tokyo Harbor on 2 September 1945.
Tom graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Geology in 1950, and soon went to work for Cate Equipment Company where he sold construction, mining and industrial equipment in the mountain West for 33 years. He made innumerable friends from customers and competitors alike throughout his sales career, and was intimately familiar with the geology of the West.
Tom married Karyl Ann Ikerd on April 3, 1948 in Salt Lake City, and was divorced in 1973. They had six children: Thomas E. McKean, of Sonoma, California; K. Leslie McKean Gilmore (Douglas), of South Jordan, Utah; Kenneth F. McKean (Maureen), of Hampton, Virginia; Katharine A. McKean Seidel (Win), deceased; Scott T. McKean (LoMae), of Lynnwood, Washington; and, S. Liza McKean Gleason (Rick), of Wellsville, Utah. Tom's posterity includes 17 grandchildren (one deceased), and four great-grandchildren.
Tom was actively involved in the scouting program for many years. He loved the outdoors and aviation. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed those times spent with his family and friends in the outdoors.
Tom married Ruth A. Wilson on September 8, 1984 in Gunlock, Utah. They were a loving and devoted couple.
Tom's children would like to express their deep appreciation to Ruth for her steady and loving care of their Dad during his long illness. The family would especially like to thank Pat, Gail, Melanie, and JoAnn from the Cedar City IHC IV Clinic; Belinda, Jan, and Chaplain Shane from Hospice; and Dr. Alfaro.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 11:00 AM at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Viewings will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Larkin and from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary of Kanab, Utah.
Son of Franklin Lane McKean and Cornelia Adriana Millecam
Obituary - Thomas M. McKean, age 80, passed away at his home in Cedar City, Utah, on September 4, 2002, surrounded by his family.
He was born on the Fourth of July, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and appropriately named after Thomas McKean, the signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware, and distant relative. Tom later added the middle initial "M" for convenience for military service.
Tom was the fourth of five children born to Cornelia Adriana Millecam and Franklin Lane McKean. Tom's parents, brother Franklin Lane, Jr., and sister Edith Coray are deceased. Sisters: Afton Faust and Barbara Smoot survive him.
Tom served in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers with the 115th Engineer Battalion, 40th Infantry Division, Utah Army National Guard from 1939 to 1942. During World War II, he commanded an Army Combat Engineer Company for the 867th Engineer Aviation Battalion, 24th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theatre from 1942 to 1946. And, he served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1951 to 1954 where he organized an Engineer Company for the 401st Combat Engineer Battalion. He personally witnessed the historic return of General MacArthur to the Philippines on 20 October 1944, and the Japanese surrender ceremony from a ship adjacent the USS Missouri in Tokyo Harbor on 2 September 1945.
Tom graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Geology in 1950, and soon went to work for Cate Equipment Company where he sold construction, mining and industrial equipment in the mountain West for 33 years. He made innumerable friends from customers and competitors alike throughout his sales career, and was intimately familiar with the geology of the West.
Tom married Karyl Ann Ikerd on April 3, 1948 in Salt Lake City, and was divorced in 1973. They had six children: Thomas E. McKean, of Sonoma, California; K. Leslie McKean Gilmore (Douglas), of South Jordan, Utah; Kenneth F. McKean (Maureen), of Hampton, Virginia; Katharine A. McKean Seidel (Win), deceased; Scott T. McKean (LoMae), of Lynnwood, Washington; and, S. Liza McKean Gleason (Rick), of Wellsville, Utah. Tom's posterity includes 17 grandchildren (one deceased), and four great-grandchildren.
Tom was actively involved in the scouting program for many years. He loved the outdoors and aviation. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed those times spent with his family and friends in the outdoors.
Tom married Ruth A. Wilson on September 8, 1984 in Gunlock, Utah. They were a loving and devoted couple.
Tom's children would like to express their deep appreciation to Ruth for her steady and loving care of their Dad during his long illness. The family would especially like to thank Pat, Gail, Melanie, and JoAnn from the Cedar City IHC IV Clinic; Belinda, Jan, and Chaplain Shane from Hospice; and Dr. Alfaro.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 11:00 AM at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Viewings will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Larkin and from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary of Kanab, Utah.
Obituary - Thomas M. McKean, age 80, passed away at his home in Cedar City, Utah, on September 4, 2002, surrounded by his family.
He was born on the Fourth of July, 1922 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and appropriately named after Thomas McKean, the signer of the Declaration of Independence from Delaware, and distant relative. Tom later added the middle initial "M" for convenience for military service.
Tom was the fourth of five children born to Cornelia Adriana Millecam and Franklin Lane McKean. Tom's parents, brother Franklin Lane, Jr., and sister Edith Coray are deceased. Sisters: Afton Faust and Barbara Smoot survive him.
Tom served in the U.S. Army Combat Engineers with the 115th Engineer Battalion, 40th Infantry Division, Utah Army National Guard from 1939 to 1942. During World War II, he commanded an Army Combat Engineer Company for the 867th Engineer Aviation Battalion, 24th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theatre from 1942 to 1946. And, he served in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1951 to 1954 where he organized an Engineer Company for the 401st Combat Engineer Battalion. He personally witnessed the historic return of General MacArthur to the Philippines on 20 October 1944, and the Japanese surrender ceremony from a ship adjacent the USS Missouri in Tokyo Harbor on 2 September 1945.
Tom graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in Geology in 1950, and soon went to work for Cate Equipment Company where he sold construction, mining and industrial equipment in the mountain West for 33 years. He made innumerable friends from customers and competitors alike throughout his sales career, and was intimately familiar with the geology of the West.
Tom married Karyl Ann Ikerd on April 3, 1948 in Salt Lake City, and was divorced in 1973. They had six children: Thomas E. McKean, of Sonoma, California; K. Leslie McKean Gilmore (Douglas), of South Jordan, Utah; Kenneth F. McKean (Maureen), of Hampton, Virginia; Katharine A. McKean Seidel (Win), deceased; Scott T. McKean (LoMae), of Lynnwood, Washington; and, S. Liza McKean Gleason (Rick), of Wellsville, Utah. Tom's posterity includes 17 grandchildren (one deceased), and four great-grandchildren.
Tom was actively involved in the scouting program for many years. He loved the outdoors and aviation. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed those times spent with his family and friends in the outdoors.
Tom married Ruth A. Wilson on September 8, 1984 in Gunlock, Utah. They were a loving and devoted couple.
Tom's children would like to express their deep appreciation to Ruth for her steady and loving care of their Dad during his long illness. The family would especially like to thank Pat, Gail, Melanie, and JoAnn from the Cedar City IHC IV Clinic; Belinda, Jan, and Chaplain Shane from Hospice; and Dr. Alfaro.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 10, 2002 at 11:00 AM at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City. Viewings will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Larkin and from 10:00 a.m. until time of service. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements under the direction of Mosdell Mortuary of Kanab, Utah.
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