On Thursday, August 8, 2019, Rev. Thomas Harvey McNally, passed away at age 84.

Thomas was born on November 13, 1934 to Peter and Alice (Lukens) McNally.  He graduated from Bucknell University in 1958 and received his MDiv. from Andover Newton Theological Seminary in 1961.  While at Bucknell, he met the love of his life and future wife, Beverly Jane Griner.  Prior to her death in 2010 they celebrated 50 years of marriage.  They raised two daughters, Dawn and Heather.

Tom, a lifelong NJ resident, served in American Baptist churches in Trenton and Holmdel.  He also had a long career as a civil servant in New Jersey State Government, retiring as a manager in the Budget Bureau.

He was an active member of Christ Congregation for the past fifty years serving on many boards and committees.  In addition, he served on several state boards for ABC-NJ.  Throughout his life he volunteered for different organizations including: Holmdel Volunteer Fire Department, Coalition for Peace Action, Centurion Ministries, along with mentoring seminarian students.

His passing leaves a hole in his family that will be impossible to fill.  He was devoted to his family and fiercely loyal to his friends.  He was a man with a strong moral compass.  He enjoyed watercolor painting and in retirement became an avid golfer.  He loved reading, especially historical biographies.  His family will remember him for his quirky sense of humor and style which only made him more unique.  No one could sport plaid and stripes together the way he did.  The proudest moment of his life was when he married Beverly.  For the next fifty years they fell in love a little bit more each day, and he has been lost the last nine years without her.  We are comforted that they are together again.

Thomas was preceded in death by his sisters, Ruth and Leona, his brother Peter, and his wife, Beverly Jane Griner.  He is survived by his daughters: Dawn McNally Cobb (Randall) and Heather McNally, grandchildren: Jacqueline, Juliet (Patrick), and Benjamin, his 3 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Friday, August 16, 2019 at Christ Congregation on the corner of Walnut and Houghton in Princeton, NJ at 11 o'clock a.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a Pennington First Aid Squad, Pennington, NJ, 110 Broemel Pl., Pennington, NJ 08534