Thomas A. Ennis, age 96, passed away peacefully on Jan. 18, 2025, in Wolfeboro, N.H., after a brief illness.
Tom was born in Lowell, Mass., on Sept. 25, 1928, son of the late Thomas F. Ennis and Dorothy Estes Ennis. Tom graduated from Lowell High School in June of 1945.
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.R.I.P grampa
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