Francis Toomey

On April 2, 2014, of Hyattsville, MD. Loving husband of Rita Toomey and beloved father of Michael D. Toomey. Frank was a WWII veteran who served with the Fourth Marine Division. He was a decorated WWII Marine Corps Officer and Purple Heart winner from Iwo Jima and received a Citation for bravery. He is currently listed in the Waverly High School Hall of Fame as a former football coach in Waverly, NY, as well as a Hall of Fame inductee into the Canisius High School in Buffalo, NY, Hall of Fame member in the Ithaca College Sports Hall of Fame as well as the Hall of Fame at Montgomery College in Rockville, MD. He also served as an assistant football coach for Florida State and the University of Maryland; professor of recreation football and golf coach at Montgomery College and was a Major League Baseball scout for the San Francisco Giants and the Kansas City Royals. Friends may call on Monday, April 7th from 3 to 7pm at St. Jerome's Catholic Church, 5205 43rd Avenue, Hyattsville, MD 20781. A Funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, April 8th at 11am at St. Jerome's Catholic Church. Interment later at Arlington National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to Hospice of the Chesapeake, 90 Ritchie Highway, Pasadena, MD 21122, Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20850 or to St. Jerome's Catholic Church.

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