Thomas Phillip Fraher (Buddy) 75 passed away Saturday Jan. 14, 2017. Thomas was born August 3, 1942 to Tom and Norine (Dolan) Fraher in Kansas City, Missouri. He was a graduate of Kansas University with a
degree in Organic chemistry in 1985. He was employed by Pfizer Chemical Company before retiring in 2003.
Thomas lived in Greenfield Wisconsin for the past 20 years and recently moved to Missouri in November of this year when he became ill with Cancer. He was living at Ravenwood in Springfield, Mo.
Thomas loved the computer, NPR, and WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio stations. He was a member of ACS Chemistry for Life.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother James Fraher. He is survived by his sister Norine Osburn and her husband Carroll Osburn, and their children Keith Osburn, Kathy Rains, Kristine Osburn great
grandnephews Austin Rains and Nate Helterbrand.
The family requests instead of flowers please send donations to: WUWM Milwaukee Public Radio Station University of Wisconsin, 111 E Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 700, Milwaukee, WI 53202