Thomas A. Theuret, 69

Thomas A. Theuret, the former owner of Quality Seafood in Queens and, later, a dispatcher for Scan Security of Southampton, died at home in Springs on July 10 with friends and family present. He was 69 and had Parkinson’s disease.

His family recalled Mr. Theuret as a gracious and loving person who always thought of others before thinking of himself. He loved his friends and enjoyed fishing and boating in Gardiner’s Bay. In his Queens retail business, which had been a family one, he served patrons with a smile and genuine care, his family said.

Later in life, he sold produce at the Bistrian farm stand on Cedar Street in East Hampton, a favorite job because of the socializing that it afforded.

Mr. Theuret was born on Jan. 20, 1949, in Queens to the former Bernadette Murtaugh and George Theuret. During his childhood, he and his two siblings spent summers at Maidstone Park in Springs. As an adult, he continued to visit on weekends.

He attended Thomas Edison High School in Queens, then immediately after his graduation entered the Navy, serving six years during the Vietnam War, including a post in Cuba.

With his wife, the former Donna Helbrick, whom he married on April 21, 1985, he had a son, Cody Theuret of Los Angeles; both survive, as do a niece and two nephews. His brother, Timothy Theuret, and his sister, Laura Stath, died before him.

When Cody was about 3, the Theurets decided to move full time to Springs, both to get out of the city and to enroll their son in the Springs School, where Ms. Theuret works to this day. They bought land on Broadway Avenue and built a house.

A funeral Mass for Mr. Theuret was said at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church in East Hampton on Monday.