Thaddeus "TJ" Midura, 56, of Newington, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2021 at Waterbury Hospital due to a year-long fight with cancer.  He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was born in Hartford son of Marianne (Cammarano) Midura and the late Robert P. Midura, Sr. TJ was raised in Hartford and attended SS. Cyril and Methodius School, and St. Thomas Seminary High School, Bloomfield. He was a U.S. Army Veteran and was employed by The Hartford Courant and for many years by Siracusa Moving and Storage Co. of New Britain.

During his work years at Siracusa, TJ traveled throughout the US, and more recently was a mentor to the younger workers. He had a generous heart and was always willing to help a friend in need. An avid Yankees fan, TJ also loved fishing and just relaxing in his back yard, feeding his squirrels, woodchucks and deer.

Besides his mother, TJ is survived by his 3 sisters: Leanne Midura of Leominster, MA, Karen Midura of Hartford, and Marie Elena Weinle and her husband Rick of Rutland, VT., his brother John Midura and his wife Karen of Glastonbury. Besides his father, TJ was predeceased by his brother Robert P. Midura, Jr.

He leaves his 5 children: Thaddeus J. Midura, Jr., Nicole Midura, Jennifer Midura, Amber Midura, and Catherine Midura and her mother Beth Midura, and his grandson, Jackson.  Also TJ leaves his dear long-time partner, Darcy Trela, his uncle Joseph Cammarano and many nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, November 6, 2021, 10:00 AM at St. Patrick - St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church, 285 Church St. Hartford, CT 06103. The mass will be live streamed at https://www.spsact.org/news-and-events/virtual-mass/

Burial will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Visiting hours will be held Friday, November 5, 2021, from 5 to 8 PM at the Dillon Baxter Funeral Home, 1276 Berlin Tpke. Wethersfield, CT 06109. Contributions in his memory may be made to Franciscans of the Eucharist of Chicago, 3808 West Iowa Street, Chicago, IL 60651, attention: Sr. Alicia Torres. To share a memory with the family, please visit www.dillonbaxter.com