Obituary of Thomas Edward Lynch

Thomas E. Lynch, age 18 of Harveys Lake, passed away Monday, February 13, 2012 shortly after arrival at the Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Emergency Room, Plains Twp., due to injuries received in a motor vehicle accident, Dallas Twp. Tom was born December 21, 1993 in Kingston, and was the son of Liz deLeur Lynch with whom he resided. A Dallas High School senior, Tom was a member of the Boy Scouts Two Mountain District Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania and earned his Eagle Badge on his birthday last December 21. His Eagle Scout Project was building an information center for the Back Mountain Trail on Harris Hill Road. He also traveled to Philmont, NM on a high adventure trip. Thomas had enlisted in the U.S. Army and was scheduled to report to Fort Benning, GA on August 8 with ambition to be a Cavalry Scout. Surviving in addition to his mother are uncles Leonard deLeur and Nancy Campbell of Dallas, Willem deLeur, Nicolaas deLeur, his wife Michele and Christian deLeur and his wife Maureen all of Harveys Lake, Raymond deLeur of Casper, WY and aunts Wilhelmina Parsons and her husband John and Shirley deLeur both of Harveys Lake. Additional "special family members" include Gail Anthony, Virginia Mathias and Bill Exarhopoulos, and Boy Scout Troop 281. Also surviving are numerous cousins and numerous relatives in Holland. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 am from the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 & 118, Pikes Creek with Rev. Robert G. Wood, pastor of the Dallas United Methodist Church officiating. Friends may call 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM on Thursday and from 9:00 - 11:00 AM prior to the service on Friday. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Troop 281 Endowment Fund, c/o Ronald Santora, Scout Master, 25 Parsonage St., Dallas, PA 18612.