Obituary of Thomas J. Conlon

Thomas J. Conlon, 72, of Glen Cove, NY, passed away unexpectedly on December 4th, 2020.

Thomas was born on August 1st, 1948 in Brooklyn, NY to his father Thomas E. Conlon and mother Dolores Flynn Conlon.  He grew up in a large Irish Catholic family with 2 brothers and 3 sisters.  Tom was known by many names; TC, Uncle Tommy, Tommy Bobby and perhaps most famously "Jubbly".  Jubbly is a term coined by the man himself and is meant to express an unbridled amount of joy and happiness; something he embodied wherever he went and shared with whomever he encountered.

An avid storyteller, Tom could light up the darkest of rooms and liven the dullest of parties with his mere presence.  He loved the game of basketball and would regale any and everyone with tales of playing against Lew Alcindor, the one time he was able to dunk a basketball during pregame warmups his Freshmen year (God knows he kept trying and despite not being able to get that vertical again has been elevating people around him ever since) and hitting the game-winning shot against Bishop Ford.  Tom attended St. Francis Prep for High School, later graduated from St. Francis College in Brooklyn, and went on to form many business ventures that enabled him to never work for anyone but himself.  From his youth growing up in Park Slope, with summers on the beaches of Breezy Point to his days at the Mayflower Hotel (I'll leave the name dropping to him) to his many travels culminating in settling on Long Island; being around Tom meant never a dull moment.  He also greatly revered the game of golf and played up until his final days.  He recently made his 1st career hole-in-one (206 yds.), the exclamation from which can still be heard echoing around the 9th hole at the Glen Cove golf Club.

He is survived by his adoring son Ti, wife of 40 years Mimi, brothers Gerard (Annie) and Danny (Maureen), sisters Dolores (Mark), Teasha (Pat) and the late Maryann (Jim), a small army of nieces, nephews, countless friends and extended family.  He can currently be found on the 19th hole of Heaven sipping on rose´ with a cigar in hand whilst exploring ways to lower his handicap.  He was taken from us too soon but his love for life and for people will live on for eternity.

A Memorial Wake will be held at Dodge-Thomas Funeral Home in Glen Cove, NY on Thursday, December 10th from 5:00 - 8:00pm.