Hugh Tom

Quigley

Hugh Thomas Quigley (Tom), 75, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly of a sudden cardiac arrest in his family's cabin in the Northeast Kingdom in Lyndonville, Vermont, on Sunday, September 29, 2019. He left this world in a brief moment, with no pain and surrounded by the peace of nature that he so deeply appreciated.

Tom is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Theresa Koncelik Quigley, and his five children: Sally Ann Quigley Lopez, Milton, Georgia, Helen Quigley, East Harlem, NY, Joseph Quigley, in his last year of graduate school in Los Angeles, California, Rodger Quigley, Upper West Side, NY, and Doris Quigley, Paris, France. Theresa and his children were his world, and he theirs.

Tom is proceeded in death by his father: Hugh Thomas Quigley, Sr., his mother: Olga Stupin Quigley, and his sister: Judith Quigley DeToy, Riverdale, NY. He was born on July 5 ^th , 1944 in the Bronx, where he grew up. He then became a police officer for the NYPD. While working as a police officer, he put himself through night school and achieved his Bachelor's degree in business from an Manhattan College. He worked his way up to a job as a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch on Wall Street. He then met his wife and traded his NYC lifestyle to move out east, join the Koncelik/Whelan families and raise five children. Tom devoted himself to his duties as husband and father while working as a financial advisor. He was beloved by his community and found friends wherever he went: be it through his recent endeavor in ocean lifeguard training, fellow dog lovers at the dog park and beach, or even at the dump where he looked for random treasures to bring home. He enjoyed spending time with his wife and children, swimming at the ocean and the YMCA, walking his dogs and working in his garden with his birds. He was gregarious, quick with a joke and had a laugh that filled the room.

Visitation and viewing will be held on Friday, October 4 ^th at his family home at 2 Timber Lane, East Hampton, New York from 5-8pm. We will be sharing memories starting at 6:30pm. A funeral mass will be said at the long-time family church, Most Holy Trinity, in East Hampton. Tom will be laid to rest at the Most Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery. A celebration of life will be held at the family home following the ceremony.

The family ask that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in memory of Tom to the East Hampton Town Lifeguards. Please contact John Ryan by phone at 516-429-2973 or email at jryan@ehamptonny.gov .