North Kingstown, RI and Seymour, CT: W. Thomas Zelinski, age 74 of N. Kingstown, RI formerly of Seymour, CT, entered peaceful rest October, 30, 2014 in W. Kingston; he was the beloved husband of the late Patricia (Hale) Zelinski. Mr. Zelinski was born in Derby, CT on August 21, 1940, son of the late Walter and Stacia (Kempa) Zelinski. He was retired from Petruzzello Transportation, Bethany. Thomas was a Vietnam War Veteran, and during the Cuban Missile Crisis serving in the U. S. Navy. He was a lifetime member of the Destroyer Sailors Assn., and was a member of the David S. Miles Post 174, American Legion, Oxford, CT . Thomas was an outdoorsman and was a member of the Seymour Fish and Game Club; he also enjoyed watching UCONN Women's Basketball. He leaves his loving daughters, Christine Malley (Joseph) of North Kingston, RI, and Gail Brienza (Eugene)of Brighton, CO , and his grandchildren, Luke and Nick Malley, Conner and Delaney Wells, and Julianna and Geno Brienza. His brother, Eugene P. Zelinski predeceased him.

Calling Hours will be Sunday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Ralph E. Hull Funeral Home, 161 West Church St., Seymour. Funeral Services will be Monday at 9:45 a.m. from the funeral home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. at the Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Mountain Rd., Seymour. Interment with full Military Honors will be in Mountain Meadows Cemetery, Seymour. Memorial Gifts may be sent to Seymour Pink, P.O. Box 333, Seymour, CT 06483, or to the Alzheimer's Association Ct., 2075 Silas Deane Highway, Suite 100, Rocky Hill, CT 06067., For directions or to share a memory please go to www.hullfh.com

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