BROWNE, THOMAS P. -  age 78.  Beloved husband of Kathleen (nee Joyce).  Loving father of Tom C.F.D. , Mary  Pat (Patrick  C.F.D.) Brennan , Terrence (Dede), Kathleen (Joe) Lally, Chris (Maureen) and Dan (Heather).  Proud and cherished grandfather of Marie and Thomas Browne, Dan and Jack Brennan, Patrick, Elizabeth, Marty, Connor and Emmett Browne, Pa'draig and the late John Lally, Morgan, Emily and Brandon Browne, Brant, Finnley and Tanner Browne.  Fond brother of Mary Ellen (the late John Cleary) and sister-in-law to Rosemary Cushing.  Dear uncle of many.  Friend to all.  Retired from Peoples Gas  in 1995 after 43 years.  Proud graduate from St. Alphonsus, DePaul Academy, DePaul University and Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.  Visitation Thursday 3-9 p.m. at Cooney Funeral Home 625 Busse Hwy Park Ridge.  Funeral Friday 9:15 a.m. to St. Robert Bellarmine for 10 a.m. mass.  Interment All Saints.  Memorials preferred to Fr. John Smyth Standing Tall Foundation (1100 N. River Rd DesPlaines, IL –info@standingtallfoundation.org) and  Fr. Scott Donahue Mercy Home for Boys & Girls (1140 W. Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607) Info 847-685-1002 www.cooneyfuneralhome.com