Thomas Michael Leo McNiff, 49

DOVER - Thomas Michael Leo McNiff formerly of Dover passed away on Thursday, March 6, 2008. He was 49.

He was born on February 27, 1959, in Mahanoy City, Pa., to Irene (Thatcher) Denham and the late Michael McNiff.

Tom attended school in the Capital School District and graduated from Dover High School in 1977. Upon graduating from high school, Tom was employed with ILC in Frederica.

He later moved to Tennessee where he has lived for the past 25 years. He was employed as a mechanical engineer at Teledyne.

He enjoyed life with friends, fishing and golf.

He is survived by his wife Becky (Tucker) McNiff; his daughter Michelle Short of Tennessee; his mother and step-father Irene and Edgar Denham of Dover; his sisters and brothers-in-law Michele and Russ McCabe of Milton and Melissa and Jim Hulbert of Baltimore; four nephews Josiah McCabe of Long Neck, Coulter McCabe of Milton and Jamison and Jonas Hulbert of Baltimore; his step-daughters, Laura Jeremy Johnson and Erin Traynor both of Alabama; and a loving extended family.

A gathering of family and friends to celebrate his life will be held at the London Funeral Home, 324 W. Church St., Lewisburg, Tenn., 37091, on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his name to the American Heart Association.

Letter of condolences may be posted to London Funeral Home's Web site, www.londonfuneralhomes.com, and/or sent to Irene Denham of 234 McArthur Drive Dover, DE, 19901