Thail J Inman

Thail J. (TJ) Inman, of Blueberry Way,Webster, passed away peacefully with his wife by his side, on October 1, 2008 after a nine month brave battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 54 years old. Born on August 11, 1954, he was the son of the late Chester and Dorothy Inman of Upton, MA He leaves behind his wife of 21 years, Deborah (Tittle) Makowski, stepson Nathan Makowski and partner Rhonda Riggar of Lower Gore Road in Webster, his brother Brian Inman and wife Kathy of Barre, MA, nephew BJ. Patrick Inman of Jefferson, MA, his aunt Mary and Uncle Theron Pope of Upton, MA, in-laws Bill and Marie, David, Susan, April, Austin, Brian, Brian Jr., and Christie Tittle, Brenda and Larry Marin of Ohio, Paula, Ron, Jamie and Richie Gaudet of Old Lyme, Ct, long time devoted friends Conrad Zukowski of Worcester MA, Mark Marini of Concord MA, Jerry Berlyn of Worcester MA, his close co-workers and fiends at Wagner Motorsports, Mark, Joe, Jeremy, Rocco, Linda. He also leaves many many devoted customers he considered friends which he met during his time as General Manager of Wagner BMW Motorcycles, Route 9 in Shrewsbury, now Wagner Motorsports International, 700 Plantation Street in Worcester. He retired in June due to illness. Formerly he was President of Berlyn Extruders for 28 years. TJ was a 1972 graduate of Nipmuc Regional High School in Mendon and a graduate of the WPI Management Institute Program. He was a lover of motorcycles. off road, touring and was deeply involved in racing motorcycles during the 70-80 era for which he won many trophies. He enjoyed his Sundays with his wife, Montreal trips, flying, yard work which he took great pride in, refurbishing motorcycles (which he never finished) and just hanging out with the guys at work. Calling hours at the MERCADANTE FUENRAL HOME & CHAPEL, 370 Plantation Street, Worcester will be held on Monday, October 6 from 5-8 PM. Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 7th at 11:00 AM. Entombment will be at the Worcester County Memorial Park, Paxton MA, Heritage II Section. NO FLOWERS PLEASE. Donations to the UMass Memorial Foundation, Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, 333 South, Shrewsbury, MA 01545 in memory of Thail would be greatly appreciated. TJ's family has donated all his medical records to the UMass Medical School Pancreatic Cancer Research Program. Pancreatic Canter is the 4th leading cause of cancer deaths in the United Stated, and one of the most aggressive. To date, nearly 37,680 people have been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in 2008, over 34,000 have died from this disease. Research is needed to find a cause, treatment options, and hopefully a quality of life for those affected by this form of Cancer. Please vistit www.pancreaticalliance.org for more information and to make a donation. A website honoring TJ Inman and events to be held for Pancreatic Cancer Research will be up shortly (tjinman.com). PANCREATIC CANCER NO WAY TO LIVE, NO WAY TO DIE PLEASE GIVE