Thomas K. Jurkowski
Published in Sun-Sentinel on September 21, 2012: Jurkowski, Thomas K., 71, passed away at The Villages Hospital on Monday, September 17, 2012 in The Villages, FL.
Born in the Bronx, NY, Thomas Jurkowski was a world traveler who lived in Vietnam, Iran, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and throughout the United States. Thomas served in Europe and two tours of Vietnam as a long range reconnaissance patrolman in the US Army.
As a devout Catholic, he will be remembered for his generous charitable contributions to orphanages in Vietnam and the church. Thomas is survived by his wife, Anh Dao; his brother, Joseph Jurkowski; six children, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. His family will receive friends on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home with a prayer service. Mass of Christian Burial will be Saturday, 11:30 a.m. at St. Gregory the Great Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Arrangements by T.M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home, 7001 NW 4 St., Plantation, FL. 33317, 954-587-6888.