SHEEHAN, THOMAS DENNIS

Thomas Dennis Sheehan, 77 years, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Scripps Hospital in Encinitas, CA with his significant other and best friend, Sandy Morrow, at his side. Born on

April 23, 1945 in Santa Rosa, CA, to Thomas and Sophia Sheehan (nee Gramczak), Tom grew up and lived in Chicago until moving to Rancho Santa Fe, CA in 2019.

He was a devoted husband to the late Sandra (nee Foster) and loving father of Matthew. Preceded in death by his parents and loving brother, Danny, Tom is survived by his sister, Pat, nephew Tommy Sheehan, great nephews Reilly and Sam Sheehan, and many cousins and second cousins.

After graduating from Loyola University in Chicago, Tom taught for several years in the Chicago Parochial Schools including St. Rita High School, his alma mater. Some of his friends from the Mini Brutes football team lured him away from teaching and into the banking world at Continental Bank in Chicago. He was later recruited to Washington, D.C. by the Department of Housing and Urban Development as a Director of federal banking and loan policy. His son, Matthew, was born during this time. Tom eventually returned to Chicago to be closer to family and worked as a Senior Vice-President of Operations at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago until retiring in 2009.

Tom was an avid sports fan who supported the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Bears. He was a devoted family man and blessed in his later years to find his beloved, Sandy Morrow, who through their time together changed his life and made him happier than ever. Their many trips and wonderful friends, in Chicago and in their new California community, made for some of the most fulfilling and happy times of his life. Tom especially loved golfing

and socializing with friends at Morgan Run Golf Club. Cremation was private at Dignity Memorial El Camino Memorial Park, San Diego, CA. The family will host a private celebration of Tom’s life for family

and close friends in Chicago later this month. Tom will be missed by all who knew and loved him and

will be in our hearts forever.