TITLE:  Thomas V. Jaskiewicz

SOURCE: The Beaufort Gazette, August 1, 2001

SUBMITTED BY: The Beaufort Gazette

FORMATTED BY: Kim Grissom, August 2001

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Thomas V. Jaskiewicz,
NIANTIC, Conn. - Thomas V. Jaskiewicz, 64, died Wednesday, July 25, 
2001, in Waterford, Conn. The family will receive friends from 6 to 
8 p.m. Thurday at Copeland Funeral Home, Beaufort. A Mass of Christian 
Burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Parris Island Chapel. Interment, 
with military honors, will be at Beaufort National Cemetery. Mr. 
Jaskiewicz was born Feb. 6, 1937, in Willimantic, Conn., a son of 
Marjorie De'Lia Jaskiewicz. He married Sheila Anderson on Parris 
Island. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a veteran of the 
Vietnam War. He earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Combat 
Action Ribbon, Naval Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, 
Good Conduct Medal with five stars, Cross of Gallantry with Palm, 
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and Vietnamese Service Medal with 
two stars. He also earned the Rifle and Pistol Sharpshooter Badges. He
was retired from the Connecticut Department of Corrections, for which 
he worked as a correction officer at Gates Correctional Institution in 
Niantic. He earned the department's Circle of Merit in 1994, Governor's
Community Service Award in 1997 and a 10-Year Certificate of 
Achievement. He was a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus and served two 
years as a Grand Knight in Charleston. He was a past post commander in
the Niantic American Legion, a lifetime member of the Elks Club in 
Portsmouth, N.H., a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in 
Niantic, a member of Beaufort AMVETS and Niantic Lions Club. Surviving 
are his wife of Niantic; three sons, Thomas and Timothy of Beaufort 
and Garland of Niantic; two daughters, Tereasa and Mary of Beaufort; 
five brothers, Charles Jaskiewicz of Jewett City, Conn., Anthony 
Jaskiewicz of Southington, Conn., Donald Jaskiewicz of Laughlin, Nev.,
Richard Jaskiewicz of Tucson, Ariz. and Joseph Jaskiewicz of Montville,
Conn.; a sister, Regina Westner of Montville; and eight grandchildren. 
The family suggests that memorial contributions may be made to Friends 
of Caroline Hospice, 1110 13th St., Port Royal, SC 29935. 

Thomas V. Jaskiewicz
NIANTIC, Conn. - Thomas V. Jaskiewicz, 64, died Wednesday, July 25, 
2001, in Waterford, Conn. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 
tonight at Copeland Funeral Home, Beaufort. A Mass of Christian Burial 
will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Parris Island Chapel. Burial, with 
military honors, will be at Beaufort National Cemetery. Mr. Jaskiewicz 
was born Feb. 6, 1937, in Willimantic, Conn., a son of Marjorie 
De'Lia Jaskiewicz. He married Sheila Anderson on Parris Island. He 
served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a veteran of the Vietnam War.He
earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, 
Naval Unit Citation, National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct 
Medal with five stars, Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Republic of 
Vietnam Campaign Medal and Vietnamese Service Medal with two stars. He 
also earned the Rifle and Pistol Sharpshooter Badges. He was retired 
from the Connecticut Department of Corrections, for which he worked as 
a correction officer at Gates Correctional Institution in Niantic. He 
earned the department's Circle of Merit in 1994, Governor's Community 
Service Award in 1997 and a 10-Year Certificate of Achievement. He was 
a fourth-degree Knight of Columbus and served two years as a Grand 
Knight in Charleston. He was a past post commander in the Niantic 
American Legion, a lifetime member of the Elks Club in Portsmouth, 
N.H., a lifetime member of Veterans of Foreign Wars in Niantic, a 
member of Beaufort AMVETS and Niantic Lions Club. Survivors include 
his wife of Niantic; three sons, Thomas Victor Jaskiewicz II and 
Timothy A. Jaskiewicz, both of Beaufort and Garland W. Jaskiewicz of 
Niantic; two daughters, Tereasa Throne and Mary K. Massalon, both of 
Beaufort; two stepdaughters; three stepsons; five brothers, Charles 
Jaskiewicz of Jewett City, Conn., Anthony Jaskiewicz of Southington, 
Conn., Donald Jaskiewicz of Laughlin, Nev., Richard Jaskiewicz of 
Tucson, Ariz., and Joseph Jaskiewicz of Montville, Conn.; a sister, 
Regina Westner of Montville; and eight grandchildren. The family 
suggests that memorial contributions may be made to Friends of 
Caroline Hospice, 1110 13th St., Port Royal, SC 29935. (The Beaufort 
Gazette August 2, 2001)
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