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Erwin Thomas Chasak Sr

29 Dec 1920 – 27 Dec 2005

Birth	29 Dec 1920
Death	27 Dec 2005
Cemetery	Woodlawn Memorial Park Durham , Durham County , North Carolina , USA
Added by	RTerry on 10 Jul 2006
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12815542

Bio

Tommy Chasak, 84, died Tuesday in Durham. A native of Corpus Christi, Mr. Chasak was a proud Texan through and through, earning him the nickname of "Tex." He enlisted at age 18 in the Army during WWII, and served overseas in the field artillery on tours of duty in Italy and North Africa. His military jobs were as cook and messenger. Following the war, Tommy married Gladys, his wife of 60 years. They lived in Texas briefly before coming to Durham. Mr. Chasak worked for 36 years with Liggett-Myers Tobacco Co. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for over 50 years. Tommy's large extended family, to whom he was devoted, was his top priority. He will be remembered for his humility, gentleness and sense of decency. Surviving are his wife, Gladys Rorie Chasak; his children, Larry "Mackie" Chasak and wife, Sandra, of Raleigh, Erwin T. "Tommy" Chasak Jr. and wife, Joyce, of Raleigh, and Linda Chasak-Wright and husband, Larry, of Golden, CO; a sister, Josie Perkins, of Clovis, NM; grandchildren, Chris, Jeremy and Cassie Chasak; step-grandchildren, Brian, Lindsay and Whitney Wright; and great grandchildren, Patrick and Anna Wright.

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Family

Parents

• Joseph Benjamin "Joe" Chasak 1890–1975
• Annie Mary Tomecek Chasak 1895–1986

Spouse

• Gladys P. Rorie Chasak 1920–2012

Siblings

• Mary Lee Chasak Manda 1913–1997
• Ann Chasak Philpott 1915–1996
• Sybil Frances Chasak Swenson 1918–1983
• Edward Frank Chasak 1923–1997
• Josephine Julie Chasak Perkins 1925–2013

Children

• Larry Irmon Chasak 1942–2012

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