THOMAS H LINCK - CLASS OF 1954

THOMAS H LINCK - CLASS OF 1954

Linck, Thomas H, Judge of Norton Shores, Michigan

1932 – 2017

The Honorable Thomas H. Linck, Ret., 84, of Norton Shores passed away peacefully April 1, 2017 at Lourdes Senior Community in Waterford, MI. He was born in Ravenna, MI on August 18, 1932 the youngest child to S.J. and Maude (Finkler) Linck. He was raised in Ravenna and later attended St. Norbert University and the University of Notre Dame.

Upon receiving his B.A. from Western Michigan University, he served his country in the US Army prior to graduating from Marquette University with a Law Degree. He began his career as an attorney in the Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office before joining his brother, Leo, in private practice at Linck & Linck Law. In June 1975, he was appointed a Probate Court Judge of Muskegon County where he served until his retirement in 1996. Prior to his retirement, he served as president of the Michigan Probate Judge's Association and the Michigan Judges Association. 

Tom was active in the community and served as the president of the Michigan Probate Judges Association, Michigan Judges Association and Muskegon Area Intermediate School District Board of Education. He was a member of the Serra Club, Elks Club, Right to Life of Michigan and a supporter of the American Red Cross. He was a parishioner of St. Francis de Sales Church and a long-term supporter of Muskegon Catholic Central. He was the youngest of seven siblings.

He was preceded in death by brother Leo and his wife Teresa, sister Helen (Pierson) and her husband Ike, sister Agatha (Denhof) and husband Norb, brother John and his wife Phyllis (survived) and brother Sylvester and wife Jeanette. He is survived by his sister Irene (LaValley, Petelle) Linck. Tom was married to Patricia Harrington on September 14, 1963 in Muskegon, MI. He is survived by his six children Christine (Linck) Kratzenberg and her husband Ken of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren Kellie and Jack, Thomas of Grand Rapids, MI, Elizabeth (Linck) Berg and her husband John of Bloomfield Hills, MI; granddaughter Kathryn, Mary (Linck) Walker and her husband Jeff of Colorado Springs, CO; two grandchildren Lauren and Adam, Bill and his wife Kendra Eckerd of Phoenix, AZ and Mike and his wife Shannon (Harthorn) of Traverse City, MI; three grandchildren Maria, Evie and Tommy. He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.