Thomas J. Saab
“Beloved Husband, Father and Grandfather and Attorney at Law”
LOWELL
Thomas J. Saab, 88, a lifelong Lowell resident, died after a period of
declining health on May 1, 2020 at Lowell General Hospital – Saints
Campus. He was the beloved husband of Mary E. (Hogan) Saab, with whom he
shared 44 years of marriage.
Born July 12, 1931, in Lowell, he is a
son of the late Joseph Saab and the late Lottie (Karam) Saab. His
parents emigrated from Lebanon to Lowell to give their family a better
life. He was educated in the Lowell school system and obtained a
Master’s Degree in history at the University of Illinois and a law
degree from Suffolk University. He served his country in the United
States Army during the 1950s.
In the early 1960s, he worked as an
assistant attorney general for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He
then entered private practice as part of the Saab & Saab Law Firm
where he remained up until his retirement in 1993. He was a member of
the Massachusetts Bar Association, the Lowell Bar Association, the Trial
Lawyers Association, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 662. He was a
communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church.
Tom enjoyed taking
daily walks and was an avid reader, especially of the newspaper. He had
the best tomato garden around and loved trips to Rye Beach and Pompano
Beach, Florida, where he spent his winters later in life. He loved
cooking Lebanese food for his family and spending countless hours video
chatting with his three grandkids.
Tom fought hard to stick around
to meet his grandkids. Starting in the 1970s, he survived having three
heart attacks, bypass surgery, multiple stents implanted, carotid artery
disease, cancer, an implanted defibrillator, and numerous other health
scares. Throughout it all, he kept active and was always present for his
family.
Besides his wife, Mary, he is survived by his son, Karam J.
Saab and his wife, Tonya F. (Hill) Saab of Denver, Colorado and their
children, Tom’s grandchildren, Kieran Thomas Saab, William J. Saab, and
Erin J. Saab. Tom is also survived by his nieces, Patricia Pashler of
Des Moines, Iowa, Judith Waligora of Laconia, New Hampshire, and Teri
Parker of Hampton, New Hampshire, his grandnieces, Amy Shea, Tracy Cox,
and Loni Kustron, and his grandnephews, Christopher Pashler, Bryce
Pashler, and Harley Parker. His brother-in-law, Fr. John Hogan, will be
the officiant of Tom’s funeral service.
He was the last living of
his siblings and was predeceased by his sister, Rita (Saab) Dunlap, and
his brothers, Joseph K. Saab, Peter J. Saab, Louis M. Saab, and John J.
Saab.
DUE TO MA STATE REGULATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, HIS
BURIAL WAS HELD PRIVATELY AT ST. MARY CEMETERY. A MEMORIAL MASS WILL BE
HELD IN THE FUTURE. ARRANGEMENTS BY THE MCDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME, LOWELL
978-458-6816.
