Thomas Lindsley, formerly of East Hampton and Springs, was a world traveler, an amateur historian, a cook who enjoyed trying interesting recipes, and a lifelong fan of the New York Giants and Yankees.
He was also a regular at One Stop Market in East Hampton around 3 p.m. each day, when he would stop in for his usual cup of coffee.
Mr. Lindsley, who had been living in Schenectady, N.Y., since 2013, died of Covid-19 complications at Ellis Hospital there on Nov. 8. He was 71.
Among his travels around the globe were visits to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam and the Audie L. Murphy World War II Memorial in Porte-du-Ried, France, both in 2019. Mr. Lindsley, who had also visited Germany, Belgium, Italy, Bermuda, and Mexico, particularly appreciated all things related to Civil War and World War II history.
Thomas Josiah Lindsley was born in East Hampton on Nov. 4, 1951, to Robert (Bob) Lindsley and the former Gloria King. He graduated from East Hampton High School in 1969.
He met his future wife, Kathleen Smith, when they were in high school. They married in June of 1973; she died of ovarian cancer in 2003.
Mr. Lindsley worked as a technician for Cablevision, as a driver for Riverhead Building Supply, and as a technician for the W.F. McCoy fuel company.
Their children, Sarah Lindsley of Schenectady and Mallory Lindsley-Cicek of Jersey City, survive, as does a young granddaughter, Mila Cicek. Three sisters, Pamela Cullum of Nineveh, N.Y., and Doris Dolan and Patricia Lindsley of Schenectady, and multiple nieces and nephews also survive.
Mr. Lindsley was buried at Green River Cemetery in Springs on Dec. 14.
