N4NEC 1927 - 2011 Thomas L. Chadwick Vero Beach, FL QCWA # 23040 Chapter 48 First Call: W1QXK in 1948 Thomas Lathrop Chadwick, 84, died Aug. 25, 2011. He was born in Worcester, MA and lived in Vero Beach for 24 years, coming from Big Pine Key. He joined the Merchant Marines and graduated from Gallops Island Radio School. He sailed as a radio operator on various ships all over the world until 1951. He served four years in the Army, two of them in Korea. He was a member of the Vero Beach and Sebastian River power squadrons, Indian River Travel Professionals, American Legion, Eagles and Ernest Hemingway Look-Alike Society. He graduated from Reading High School in 1944. Survivors: Wife of 31 years, Barbara Daughter, Colette Colby of Spencerport, NY Son, Marc Chadwick of South Riding, VA Sister, Elizabeth Smith of Durango, CO Former Wife, Patricia Cooney 4 Grandchildren Preceded in death by: Sister, Nancy Druid SERVICES: A memorial service will be at 11a Sept. 2 at Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory in Vero Beach.