OLD LYME — Thomas Vincent Yourell, 92, of Old Lyme, entered God’s kingdom April 29, 2023. He was born July 19, 1930, to Thomas and Kathleen Yourell of Dublin, Ireland …

Through the decade of the 60s and into the 70s the family grew to a brood of ten. It was in the mid-60s when the family found the “Cottage” in Old Lyme. There the family spent Summers enjoying the shoreline and developing close friends among the Old Lyme Shores community …

Thomas … loved to garden … Driving by the cottage in Old Lyme, one would see his work. Garden beds bursting with an array of vegetables and berries. Perennial and annual flowers offered a rainbow of colors throughout the growing year. He was also a beekeeper …

Thomas … owned Rooney’s Package Store in Old Lyme for many years and passed the business down to his family …

Thomas retired to Old Lyme, where he lived many happy years with family and friends. Old Lyme reminded him of Ireland and allowed him to enjoy the life well lived …

Interment will follow in Duck River Cemetery, Old Lyme …

Visit this link to view the full obituary published by The Day on May 3, 2023.