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Thomas E. Polk Jr.

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[September 19, 2023]  MT PULASKI - Thomas E. Polk Jr., 73, of Mt. Pulaski, passed away at 5 p.m. Monday September 18, 2023, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, in Lincoln.

Service:  There will be no services at this time.

Funeral home: Fricke-Calvert-Schrader,  Mt. Pulaski

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Thomas E. Polk Jr., 73, of Mt. Pulaski, passed away at 5 p.m. Monday September 18, 2023, at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital, in Lincoln.

Tom was born on July 26, 1950, in Pana, to Thomas E. and Olivia O’Leary Polk Sr. He married Marjorie Goodman on July 3, 1971, in Mt. Pulaski. She preceded him in death on January 28, 2023.

Surviving is one daughter, Christina Polk of Mt. Pulaski, two brothers, Tim (Lou Ann) Polk of Mt. Pulaski, and Terry (Diane) Polk of Texas; four grandchildren, Ashley Polk, Austin Waldrop, Olivia Waldrop, and Charles Polk.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and one son, Thomas E. Polk III.

Tom was a guard and retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections. He loved spending time with his grandchildren.

There will be no services at this time.

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Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Mt. Pulaski are entrusted with services.

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