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October 17, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 1 PM on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 at the funeral home.
Dr. Thomas F. Killeen, PhD, 68 of Wayne, passed away suddenly on October 17, 2017.
Tom was born in Jersey City, NJ and lived in Lyndhurst as a child. The family moved to Wayne when Tom was a teenager. He graduated from DePaul High School and received his undergraduate degree from Siena College.
Tom began a long and distinguished career in education, retiring as a principal of KAS Prep in North Bergen, NJ. Through the years he managed to add two Master’s degrees and a Doctorate Degree to his list of accomplishments, along with the publishing of two books. Tom would tell you that his greatest achievement however, was the countless students he helped to reach academic goals they only dreamed of before coming to KAS Prep…a father figure to some and a friend to all.
Even in retirement, he was continuing in his pursuit to “save kid’s lives,” by speaking to politicians, including the Governor, about establishing what he knew was a successful program for young people struggling in school. Tom grew increasingly frustrated by their bureaucratic inaction. Tom lived by the famous words of Jim Valvano; “Don’t give up…don’t ever give up,” right to the day he died.
He leaves behind his wife “Kitty” of Wayne, his daughter; Heather of Lincoln Park, two brothers; Peter Killeen of Manahawkin, NJ and Francis Killeen of Jupiter, FL, sister-in-law Diane Killeen of Hawthorne, NJ, and three nephews; Ryan, Kyle, and Sean. He was predeceased by his brother Michael Killeen of Hawthorne, NJ in 2012.
Donations in Tom’s memory would be greatly appreciated. He always had a special place in his heart for animals, so it would be appropriate if you made a donation to your local animal shelter.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 1 PM on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 at the funeral home.
October 17, 2017
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, October 21, 2017 from 2-6 PM. Funeral Services will be held at 1 PM on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 at the funeral home.
Dr. Thomas F. Killeen, PhD, 68 of Wayne, passed away suddenly on October 17, 2017.
Tom was born in Jersey City, NJ and lived in Lyndhurst as a child. The family moved to Wayne when Tom was a teenager. He graduated from DePaul High School and received his undergraduate degree from Siena College.
Tom began a long and distinguished career in education, retiring as a principal of KAS Prep in North Bergen, NJ. Through the years he managed to add two Master’s degrees and a Doctorate Degree to his list of accomplishments, along with the publishing of two books. Tom would tell you that his greatest achievement however, was the countless students he helped to reach academic goals they only dreamed of before coming to KAS Prep…a father figure to some and a friend to all.
Even in retirement, he was continuing in his pursuit to “save kid’s lives,” by speaking to politicians, including the Governor, about establishing what he knew was a successful program for young people struggling in school. Tom grew increasingly frustrated by their bureaucratic inaction. Tom lived by the famous words of Jim Valvano; “Don’t give up…don’t ever give up,” right to the day he died.
He leaves behind his wife “Kitty” of Wayne, his daughter; Heather of Lincoln Park, two brothers; Peter Killeen of Manahawkin, NJ and Francis Killeen of Jupiter, FL, sister-in-law Diane Killeen of Hawthorne, NJ, and three nephews; Ryan, Kyle, and Sean. He was predeceased by his brother Michael Killeen of Hawthorne, NJ in 2012.
Donations in Tom’s memory would be greatly appreciated. He always had a special place in his heart for animals, so it would be appropriate if you made a donation to your local animal shelter.
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