Thomas Myles McConville

1931 - 2023

Our beloved father has left us, but has reunited with the love of his life, Joan – who after 65 years of marriage – went before him to prepare a place for them to spend eternity together with the Almighty.

Tom was born in Portadown, County of Armagh, Northern Ireland, where he excelled in school and in sports. He played for the Tir na nOg Gaelic Football Club and played left half back for the Armagh GAA All Ireland Championship minor team in 1949.

He met Joan in Portadown, and after their marriage in 1954, they emigrated from Northern Ireland to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) before immigrating to Southern California to join his brother Rory and a growing Irish community there.

Tom was proud of his Irish heritage and started a weekly radio show to play Irish music and provide relevant news to the Irish and Irish American community. His radio program continued for over forty years. Tom was also a long-term contributor to the Irish Center of Southern California, an organization that promotes Irish culture and supports Irish and Irish American causes.

Tom will be remembered for his sense of humor, quick wit, and willingness to help others. But to his family, he will be remembered as a devoted husband and caring father who encouraged his children to have faith, work hard and laugh often. Most people who knew him will agree with the highest of compliments – he was a good man.

Tom is survived by his six children and their spouses, Michael (Mary), Brenda (Darren (RIP)), Maura, Daniel (Nellie), Eileen, Thomas (Celestine), nine grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church located at 3801 Scott Road, Burbank, CA 91504, with the Vigil (Rosary) on Friday May 12 at 7:30 pm, and Funeral Mass on Saturday May 13 at 12:00 pm. Burial will follow at the San Fernando Mission Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Irish Center of Southern California.