Thomas "Tom" E. Corcoran

Thomas "Tom" E. Corcoran
April 21, 1962 ~ July 2, 2024

Thomas ( Tom ) Eugene Corcoran was born at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, Virginia on April 21, 1962 to James Franklin Corcoran of Ottawa, Kansas and Judith Ellen ( Bond ) Corcoran of Detroit, Michigan. Tom was raised in Ottawa from 1963 forward, attending Lincoln Elementary School, Ottawa Middle School, and finally graduating from Ottawa High School with the OHS Class of 1981. During high school, Tom worked at the Ottawa Municipal Airport, mowing and doing odd jobs. Upon graduation, he worked for several years at ECKAN Weatherization. After this, he did odd jobs, mowed lawns and had a few brief stints with various employers before finally settling into what Tom was most known for : scrapping appliances and metal. Scrapping occupied his time for many, many years and he was well known around town as that guy in the white truck that hauls things off. He continued these efforts until his health no longer allowed him to drive.

As a young man, Tom traveled the US extensively with his grandmother, Mildred Corcoran, and Uncle Tony Corcoran when they embarked on driving vacations with Tom in tow. He visited many of the States, even flying to Hawaii, during this time. Tom had a unique sense of humor and a love for action movies and professional wrestling, often entertaining his siblings and nephews with his unique “re-enactments” of the movies and matches he enjoyed. Tom also engaged his drawing talents off and on. He was quite skilled at sketching and, from time to time, created elaborate comical cartoons featuring people in his life.

Tom also essentially had a second family, being pretty much “adopted” by the family of his life-long friend, Jesse Garcia. Jesse, as well as his parents and sisters, always treated Tom like a brother or a son for over fifty years. The Corcoran family is forever grateful to the Garcia family.

Tom is survived by : his step-mother, Penny Corcoran, his brother, Tim Corcoran, and his wife, Linda, his sister, Teresa Falls, and her husband, Mark as well as a myriad of nephews, nieces, great-nephews, great-nieces, and one great-great nephew and one great-great niece.

Graveside funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Monday July 8, 2024 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Ottawa, KS. The family will greet friends for a visitation from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday July 7, 2024 at Lamb-Roberts Price Funeral Home, Ottawa, KS. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to Prairie Paws of Ottawa, Kansas and sent c/o Lamb-Roberts-Price Funeral Home, P.O. Box 14, Ottawa, KS 66067. Condolences may be sent to the family through www.lamb-roberts.com.