Moeller Funeral Home 104 Roosevelt Road Valparaiso, IN  46383 (219) 462-0535

Kosanke Funeral Home 105 East Indiana Avenue Kouts, IN  46347 (219) 766-2224

Wanatah Funeral Chapel 309 North Main Street Wanatah, IN  46390 (219) 733-2313

Angelcrest Cemetery and Mausoleum Highway 49 and 600 North Valparaiso, IN  46383 (219) 531-8690

Thomas Ray Hatchett, Jr., 63 of Valparaiso, passed away Saturday, March 27, 2021.  He was born June 14, 1957 in Bangor, Maine to Thomas Ray and Joanne (Cunningham) Hatchett, Sr.  Tom was a Veteran of the U.S. Army and had worked as a long-haul truck driver.  He loved stock car racing and spent many years at the track racing his own cars.  On August 15, 1981 Tom married Carol Marshall who survives along with his step-sons, Michael (Janice) Pritchard and Lee (Rebecca) Childress; granddaughters, Meagan and Shannon Pritchard; and siblings, Ronald (Kathy) Hatchett, Sharon Lenn, Rodney (Dawn) Hatchett, and Jeffrey (Fred) Hatchett.  He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Daniel.
Following cremation, a private interment of ashes will be held at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elmwood, IL.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Veterans Administration.