Thomas "Tom"Anthony Shea died peacefully Monday, December 28, 2020 in St. Louis, MO. He was 89 years old. Tom was born on February 5, 1931 in Boston, MA to Thomas Anthony and Mary McCarthy Shea. He grew up in Brookline, MA and graduated from Brookline High School in 1949. In 1951, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served as an Airman 1st Class until 1955. After completing his service, Tom traveled west looking for work, eager to start the next chapter of his life. While visiting friends Hank and Martha Clark of Webster Groves, he looked around, liked what he saw, and decided to put down roots in a city that quickly became his new hometown. He settled on N. Taylor Avenue in the Central West End and worked for many years in the Shipping Department of the Central States Plastics Company from which he retired in 1996. Tom was an avid city dweller and took quickly to the charm, culture, and Midwest sensibility of St. Louis. He loved to travel, enjoyed all types of music (particularly the opera), theater, and was an entertaining piano player. Tom took advantage of lectures at The Sheldon, installations at the Saint Louis Art Museum, and the beauty of the Missouri Botanical Garden. He had a wonderful sense of humor, a hearty laugh, and was an extremely generous and eclectic gift-giver. Tom is survived by many nieces and nephews and those who called him friend. He is predeceased by his parents, Thomas and Mary, and brothers, Arthur, Walter, and Robert Shea. Services will be held at 11:00 am on August 18, 2021 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Brookline, MA.