He spent his life working as an attorney and had a great passion for the law.
O'Connell is survived by his wife, Patricia A. O'Connell; his son, Thomas J. O'Connell Jr., and his wife Allison R. O'Connell and was soon to become a grandfather.
Visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Monday at Ballard-Durand Funeral Home, 2 Maple Ave., White Plains.
A funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 170 Bradhurst Ave., Hawthorne with internment afterward at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 10 W. Stevens Ave., Hawthorne.
In lieu of flowers, send donations in memory of Thomas Joseph O'Connell to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Office of Development at P.O. Box 27106, New York, NY 10087.
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