Allen County Obituaries
Thomas Francis Daley, Jr.
Boy on Roller Skates Fatally Hurt by Truck
Thomas Francis Daley Jr., nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. T.F. Daley, 404 S. Metcalf-st., died of a fractured skull Friday evening at St. Rita's hospital. He was injured near his home at 5:30 p.m. when he roller-skated against the side of a truck trailer. An iron brace on the trailer struck the boy on the left side of the head.
The driver of the truck, Max Martin, of Detroit, an employe of the Contract Cartage Co., of that city, saw, in the rear vision mirror, the boy lying in the street. He stopped the truck and hurried back to the injured boy. He was taken to the hospital immediately, but died without recovering consciousness.
The truck driver reported the accident at police headquarters and was permitted to continue to Detroit.
Prior to the accident, Thomas, Jr., had been roller-skating with playmates on the sidewalk on the east side of Metcalf-st, opposite his home. At dinner time he and his sister, Peggy Ann, started to return home, rolling down an inclined driveway to the street. While on the driveway, the boy saw a truck approachng from the south and called a warning to his sister. He slipped, however, on the roller skates and went against the side of the trailer.
Thomas Jr., was born in Lima and had attended school here. He had recently recovered from an illness contracted six weeks ago.
In addition to his parents and sister, he leaves his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gillham, of S. Metcalf-st.
Requiem high mass will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Gerard's Catholic church. Burial will be in Gethsemene cemetery.
SOURCE: Lima News, August 20, 1933
Mass for Thmas Francis Daley, Jr., nine-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. T.F. Daley, 404 S. Metcalf-st. who died Friday evening at St. Rita's hospital of a fractured skull, suffered when he had roller skated against the side of a truck trailer, was held at 9 o'clock Monday in St. Gerard's church. The Rev. Fred Necker was the celbrant. Burial was in Gethsemane cemetery.
The pallbearers wee four uncles, Walter, Andrew, William and James Daley. Honorary pallbearers were Billy Bishop, Richard Stants, Rober Gier, Edward Adler, Tommy Mulcahy, Billy Tomlinson, Jack Bishop, and Neil Tomlinson.
Besides his parents, Thomas, Jr. leaves a sister, Peggy Ann, who was with him at the time of the accident, and his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gillham, of S. Metcalf St.
SOURCE: Lima News, August 21, 1933
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