Thomas J. Newlin Jr. of Chesapeake City died Sunday, April 27, 2014. He was 78. Born in Chester, Pa. on June 6, 1935, he was the son of the late Thomas Sr. and Ruby Curry Newlin. Mr. Newlin retired from the Cecil County Board of Education where he had been a music teacher and band director at Rising Sun High School. He was a member of Bible Presbyterian Church, Chester, Pa.
Mr. Newlin participated in the Senior Olympic playing table tennis, enjoyed traveling to Florida and the Jersey Shore, and collecting character watches. For more than 25 years he brought joy to patients in hospitals and assisted care facilities, entertaining them by playing the piano. He is survived by sons, Thomas J. Newlin and wife Jennifer Papp Newlin, College Park, and Theodore J. Newlin, Chesapeake City, and grandchildren, Tyler J., Zachary T., Caitlyn F. and Benjamin A. Newlin. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Judith, and his son, Timothy J. Newlin. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, May 2, at Hicks Home for Funerals, 103 W. Stockton St., Elkton, 21921. Visitation will be held Thursday evening from 6-8 and on Friday beginning at 10 a.m. Burial will be in Bethel Cemetery, Chesapeake City. Memorial contributions may be made to BSO/OrchKids, in care of the funeral home. Comments are closed.
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