Zachery D. Thomas of Tabernacle, NJ died Sunday August 4, 2024. He was 21. Grandson of the late Sharon Arzillo and Michael McCleman, Zach is survived by his mother, Phyllis A. Worrell; biological mother, Charlene Bonner; siblings, Joseph McCleman, Cathy Longi, Taylor Thomas, and Samantha Gatson; grandfather, Charles Arzillo; aunts and uncles, Danielle Cole, Christina Arzillo, Craig Koncelik, Jennifer Nixon, Paula Graves, Tricia Tepper, Harry Trucksess, Donna Johnson, Mary Abel, and Angela Trunksess; many loving cousins and nieces; and his close friends, Carley, Samantha, Wesley, Tanner, Brayden, Andy and Jake.
Zach spent his school years bowling and playing basketball and spent all his free time at Medford Skate Park on anything with wheels for hours and days at a time. He always looked forward to concerts with his brother and other Trunksess family members. He loved camping with his mother and fishing and kayaking with friends. Zach loved to travel, especially cruising to new islands and to Disney as often as possible. Zachery took training to become a Burlington County CERT member (Community Emergency Response Team) and loved volunteering during basic training, county food distributions during Covid and point of distributions during disasters. Zachery was open about his ASD and mental health issues and encouraged others to be kind and understanding of others struggles. He was a vibrant part of both his chosen and biological families and he will be missed forever.
A Visitation will be held Friday, August 9, 2024 beginning at 9:30 AM followed by a Memorial Service at 11 AM led by Pastor Barry Scott at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, One Winchester Ct., Tabernacle, NJ.
A GoFundMe has been established to offset funeral costs: https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-zach-support-for-phyllis?qid=22cc4a5e734eb14445c4e822df1dcabf
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Zachery D. Thomas of Tabernacle, NJ died Sunday August 4, 2024. He was 21. Grandson of the late Sharon Arzillo and Michael McCleman, Zach is survived by his mother, Phyllis A. Worrell; biological mother, Charlene Bonner; siblings, Joseph McCleman, Cathy Longi, Taylor Thomas, and Samantha Gatson; grandfather, Charles Arzillo; aunts and uncles, Da
Friday, August 9, 2024
9:30 am - 11:00 am
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
One Winchester Ct. and Medford Lakes Rd. Tabernacle, NJ 08088
Friday, August 9, 2024
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Lord of Life Lutheran Church
One Winchester Ct. and Medford Lakes Rd. Tabernacle, NJ 08088