Thomas G. Mackey died Monday after a courageous battle with cancer at his home. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on November 6,1951 is the son of the late George P. and Estelle (Penock) Mackey.  Tom graduated from Chatham High School in 1969 and attended Cobleskill and Columbia Greene Community Colleges. He ran the family farm in Ghent for many years. He married Elaine Goodwin in 1973 and settled on the family farm. They celebrated  46 wonderful years of marriage in March. Tom was a member of the Men's League at Chatham Bowl for many years. He was a diehard fan of the N.Y. Yankees and the N.Y. Giants. Surviving in addition to his wife Elaine, he is survived by Beloved Aunt and Uncle Eugena and Lee Kolesnikoff of Clifton Park, N.Y. Cousins Amanda Flo of Owing Mills, MD. And Joseph (Rebecca) Kolesnikoff of Clifton Park, N.Y. Brothers- in- Law Michael (Anne) Goodwin of Laurens, N.Y. Bud (Patty) Goodwin of Valatie, Sisters in Law Cathy Goodwin of Chatham and Karen (Bryan) Southard of Niverville, and Many Nieces and Nephews. Calling hours will be held Friday September 6                                                                                                         from 7- 9 pm from the Wenk Funeral Home Chatham, Funeral  Service of remembrance will be Saturday   11:00am from the funeral home. Interment will be in the Ghent Union Cemetery . For those who wish to remember Tom in a special way, may make a gift in his memory to the Community Hospice Foundation  Gift Processing Center 310 S. Manning Blvd. Albany, N.Y.12208 or the Valatie Rescue Squad 35 N.Y. -9H Valatie, N.Y. 12184. For online condolences, visit wenkfuneralhome.com