Thomas Leo Callahan, Jr., 88, passed away on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. He was born in Belmont, Mass., on July 11, 1935. He graduated Belmont High School and went on to graduate Babson College. During his college summers he worked as a waiter at Huletts Landing’s Hotel on Lake George, where he met and eventually married Alice Brady, who predeceased him in 2015.
Tom worked as a stockbroker for various firms on the NYSE before finishing his career at UBS in Westfield. He was an active member of Echo Lake Country Club, where he enjoyed golf and was a board chairman for 10 years.
During that time, he founded the ELCC Platform Tennis Program, which thrives to this day.
He was predeceased by his younger brother, Bill, this past February. The two of them played 10 straightFinalsoftheMember/ Guest paddle tournament, winning seven. Tom is survived by his sister-in-law, Gail Callahan; a son, William Terence Jermaine Callahan; a daughter, Deidre McMeekin; a son-in-law, William D. McMeekin; a granddaughter, Erin P. McMeekin; and a grandson, Lance Cpl. Liam T. McMeekin.
Services will be private. Arrangements are by Gray Funeral Directors of Westfield. Please go to www.grayfuneralhomes.com to offer condolences.
November 23, 2023
