Thomas Hartman
Msgr. Thomas J. Hartman, a Catholic priest affiliated with the Diocese of Rockville Centre who was known as Father Tom, died on Tuesday night. He was 69 and had Parkinson’s disease.
Over 25 years as half of the “God Squad” with Rabbi Marc Gellman, Father Tom discussed interfaith spirituality in appearances on TV and radio and in print. His family owns Hartman’s Briney Breezes Motel in Montauk.
A wake will be held at St. Aidan’s Catholic Church in Williston Park tomorrow from 2 to 6:30 p.m. It will be followed by a Mass of Transferal at 7:30 at the church. A funeral Mass will be said at St. Aidan’s on Saturday at 11 a.m., followed by burial at Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury.
A full obituary will appear in a future issue.