Thomas Edward Scaffe

January 13, 1949 — December 27, 2017

Thomas Edward Scaffe, 68, husband of Teresa Magee Scaffe, died peacefully Wednesday, December 27, 2017, surrounded by his family. The relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Scaffe are invited to attend his Mass of Christian Burial at 1:00 PM, Thursday, January 4, 2018, at Christ Our King Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant. The Rite of Committal, at St. Lawrence Cemetery, will be private. The family will receive friends between 5:00 and 7:00 PM, Tuesday evening, at the James A. McAlister Funeral Home, 1620 Savannah Highway.

Tommy was born in Charleston, SC on January 13, 1949, the youngest of seven children born to Anne Fortune Scaffe. He graduated from Bishop England High School in 1967 and served his country in Vietnam shortly thereafter. Upon discharge from the Army, he entered The Citadel as a veteran student and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. Tommy and Teresa were married on June 16, 1973 and enjoyed 44 years of marriage.

He will be remembered fondly by all those he worked with at the Charleston Air Force Base in Federal Civilian Service with the 628th Medical Group for 21 years. The family would like to send a very special thank you to all the wonderful doctors and nurses at the Charleston Veteran’s Administration Hospital who gave him such amazing care for many years.

Tommy is survived by his wife Teresa; two children, Toby Scaffe (Anna) and Kristen Parris (Gregory) and his four grandchildren: Banks, Mary Kirk, Ellie and Avery. He will be sorely missed and always remembered.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to The Fisher House Charleston, in association with the VA Medical Center (fisherhouse.org).

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