Birth date: May 15, 1951 Death date: Oct 9, 2025
Thomas “Tom” P. Coyle, 74, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 9, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. Born on May 15, 1951 in Philadelphia to the late Bernard and Margaret Coyle, Tom was a proud graduate of Cardinal Doug Read Obituary
Thomas Patrick Coyle: A First Cousin´s Remembrance:
We are a family, that are friends, and bound by the vibrant threads of memory and the enduring legacy of Thomas Patrick Coyle,
Our story is woven from the proudest Irish wool, steeped in the tales of North Strand Road, Dublin, Ireland, of Tommy’s Father, and the quiet beauty of Trenchmore In County Kilkenny, and Poulacapple East, County Tipperary, of his Mother.
It was told on the front porches of 65th Avenue in Philadelphia, with our Irish Music the Food, and Traditions and Culture, the resilience and laughter that defined our family and Tommy Coyle!
Eileen and Dianne would recount the stories of days gone by, living next door, where the lines between houses blurred into one. A home where the scent of a simmering Irish stew from the Coyle kitchen would mingle with the sounds of music coming from the teenagers windows.
For the generation that grew up with Tommy, you may remember going to St. Benedicts together.
In the fall, raking the leaves into a pile, when they were young, felt at the time, it was a mile high pile! They would jump into the the pile to disappear, just to do it all over again. Tommy, and Patty, Eileen, and Dianne, would make Go-Karts out of wood and milk crates, they put skates on it to race it in the neighborhood. Playing ball or Hide and Seek till the street light came on. Playing pinball at Cahill’s with Tommy.
Summer vacations, that were spent down at the shore. The whole family, got together, we were side by side in bungalows in Wildwood, New Jersey.
Tommy Coyle’s double first cousins, (the real cousins) they share the same last name and both sets of Grandparents. Our Aunt Kitty and Uncle Sean’s children, Kathleen, Marypat, Theresa, Johnny, Peggy, and Jeannie, and the memories of growing up, across from Connie Mack Stadium, and chasing and catching fly balls. Putting lawn furniture in the street, to save parking spots when our whole family got together!
Uncle Bill and Aunt Ellen, (Lawrence) our first cousins, Bill, Jack, and Ellen, have so many fond memories of love and family and remained close to Tommy and the Coyle family.
Aunt Mary and Uncle Clayton, their children, Virginia, Steven, Joseph, Clayton, James, and Peter, all loved Tommy.
For our parents and their generation, weekends were defined by the music of the old country. It was the rhythm of fiddles and bodhrans, the melancholic sweetness of a ballad, the joy of a
reel that would fill a room with clapping and stomping feet. Cooking a large Irish family meal every Sunday after Church.
Tommy was a steady presence in the Coyle clan. The Coyle boys-Jack, Connie, Bernard, Tommy, and Patty-had a quiet grace, while the Coyle sisters-Maureen, Bunny, Peggy, and Dolores-were so beautiful. And in the midst of all that, Tommy, with his steady, gentle nature, and a great smile to match, he holds a very special place in all of our hearts.
We (all the cousins) share the love of music, along with his love of football with his brothers, sisters and family! Football today, still brings all the cousins together. The Lawrences and Coyles, we still watch the game together! Nothing better than a great football game or baseball.!
Everyone who knew Tommy, admired him, he was smart, kind, with a great sense of humor, he was never too proud to laugh at himself.
He was the calm in the center of our beautiful Irish storm, with the rare gift of finding humor and grace in life's most ridiculous moments.
On October 9, 2025, our cousin Tommy left us. It is the kind of ache that only a big, Irish family can feel and understand. But Tommy is not truly gone. The love of his life Margie, his wife, and his children Shea and Matt, Casey and Kayce, his Grandchildren, Callie, and Noland. Tommy will forever live on, in your hearts, memories and love, and the stories you share.
Eileen (who passed 2017) and Peggy (who passed 2024) are likely telling him stories right now, that are full of laughter and warmth, and love.
Tommy’s Parents, our Aunt Peggy and Uncle Bernard, and his Brothers, Jack and Bernard, his Sisters in Law, Brothers in Law, his Aunts and Uncles, Nieces, and Nephews that have past before him, are wrapping their arms around Tommy, they are welcoming Tommy home!
Tommy is surrounded by God’s love and the love of all his family and friends!
The Coyle boys and sisters are the epitome of grace kindness and beauty, inside and out!
May your journey home be peaceful, and may your memory be a blessing.
Sláinte to you,Thomas Patrick Coyle.
You will be forever missed, and forever loved by all!
Love Your Aunt Marie and Uncle Joe, and their children, Eileen, Dianne Joseph, Mary, and Peggy Lawrence
I have SO many wonderful memories of Tommy. From grade school at St. Benedict’s to Cardinal Dougherty football games to the Empty Glass after softball games to spending times down the shore together with our families. Too many funny memories from Sea Isle.. I can still hear his laugh. Thank God for Margie. She’s angel who never left his side. You could see how much he loved her just by looking at him looking at her! He will be missed by us all. I would like to think that Chuck was up there waiting with a Guinness in one hand & a football in the other. ❤️ Tommy you will be missed, love you 💙
Spent many years playing softball and touch football with TC. My wife and I shared shore houses with him and Margie. Always a great time. Attended many family functions together. Most even keeled guy I know. Don't remember him ever raising his voice in anger. Always a glint in his eye and a wee smile in the corner of his mouth. He is sorely missed. Bill K.
