Obituary for
Thomas B. Zarola
Thomas B. Zarola, 17, of Acton, MA died Sunday, October 23, 2016 at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, MA. Born in Chertsey, Surry, England, he was the beloved son of Antonio and Patricia L. (Goddard) Zarola, and is also survived by his sister, Georgia, and a large extended family including his grandmother, aunts, uncles and cousins in England.
An Acton resident for the past 12 years, Thomas was a senior at Acton-Boxborough Regional High School. His passion was soccer, playing in organized leagues in his younger years and closely following the European leagues. He was looking forward to beginning a new school year at the Hyde School in Bath, Maine.
Thomas’ family is comforted to know that as an organ donor he was able to help save lives and bring other families hope. They also would like to express their sincere gratitude and deep appreciation to all the counselors, staff, and administrators at ABRHS who went above and beyond to help Thomas.
All are invited to visiting hours on Friday, October 28th from 4:00-8:00pm at the Acton Funeral Home, 470 Massachusetts Ave (Rte 111) Acton. Other services are private. Please omit flowers. Please omit flowers. Memorial gifts may be made to the Thomas B. Zarola Memorial Fund, c/o Middlesex Savings Bank, 577 Massachusetts Ave, Acton, MA 01720. Memorial page www.actonfuneralhome.com