October 23, 1946 – February 15, 2023

Tom passed away on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, at the age of 76. Beloved husband of Pat (nee Schmidt) McNamara. Loving father of Tami (Kevin) Host, Kerry (Ryan) Kane, Tom G. (Paige) McNamara, Caitlin (Ryan) Sneddon and Mackenzie McNamara. Proud grandfather “PopPop” of Trent and Kylee Host; Meredith, Keira and Roy Kane; Jack and Rory McNamara and Finn Sneddon. Dear brother of Patricia (Robert) Ramhofer. Proud uncle of Alison Dicksey and Lani Fast. Tom will also be remembered by many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews in Brooklyn, New York.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Lorraine McNamara.

Tom was born in Brooklyn, New York and grew up on Long Island and graduated from Wantagh High School. He earned an economics and business degree from Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina and was a brother of Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity. He spent his career in the medical industry for over fifty years in sales and management positions. Tom eventually started McNamara and Associates in 1988. He cherished watching people meet their unknown potential.

Tom loved sports and treasured his time with family and friends on the golf course. He enjoyed teaching them the joys of the game. He was a member of Merrill Hills Country Club. He was an avid Green Bay Packer fan, loved to read and enjoyed to travel to all fifty states and Europe.

He loved everything about his small family; watching and enjoying all their activities and laughing at their antics and admiring their growth.

Tom lived a very full life of doing it “his way”, embraced sobriety and felt strongly the AA community gave him a second chance at life.