Eugene F. 'Gene' Thackara, 86

SEAFORD - Eugene F. "Gene" Thackara of Seaford died Monday, Jan. 22, 2007, in Nanticoke Memorial Hospital, Seaford. She was 86.

Mr. Thackara was an industrial mechanic supervisor at United Iron and Metal, Baltimore, retiring after 30 years of service.

He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

Mr. Thackara was a devoted Baltimore Orioles fan and enjoyed gardening. He was a very kind and gentle man, who devoted himself to the happiness of others. He touched the lives of all that knew him in ways that will never be forgotten.

Gene was the son of the late Knola and Esty Thackara. His wife, Norma, died in 1993. Many nieces and nephews survive him.

Services will be noon today in Cranston Funeral Home, 300 N. Shipley St., Seaford, where friends may call from one hour earlier.

Burial will be in Mount Carmel Church Cemetery, Pasadena, Md.