A Son of Philly in His Own Words is a biography of my father, Thomas P. Haney. It traces his humble beginnings as a child of Irish immigrants in Chestnut Hill Pennsylvania to many far away countries, where he fought valiantly for his country. But that was not the beginning nor the end of his story.

Tom drew on courage and faith throughout his lifetime and he learned from a very young age how important prayer was, and never stopped praying. He and my mother began their married life in Denver, CO after the war and raised eleven children. Tom showed great courage during the war and drew on that same courage after the war to overcome the scars he carried from his time in combat.