Long-Time West Village Board Member Tom Connor Passes Away

WEST VILLAGE, NY — Tom Connor, a longtime member of both Community Board 2 in the West Village and the Village Independent Democrats (VID) has passed away, according to the VID.

Connor was most recently a board member on the Liquor License Committee and the Social Services Committee in Community Board 2.

"VID mourns the passing of longtime member, Tom Connor," the Village Independents wrote in a tweet on Friday. "Tom's opinions were always important and genuine and he was fierce champion for senior rights. He was a wonderful human being and was the conscience of VID. He will be missed."

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, who represents a large portion of Lower Manhattan, took to Twitter to remember Connor.

Greatly saddened at news of Tom Connor's passing. Tom has been a passionate, driven community leader and member of @villagedems for as long as I've known him. I'm proud to have known him and seen his relentless advocacy for seniors firsthand. https://t.co/WX9wjOCMVJ
— Carolyn B. Maloney (@CarolynBMaloney) August 7, 2020

Erik Botcher, the chief of staff for New York Speaker Corey Johnson, also paid tribute to Connor on Twitter.

Very sad to learn that my friend Tom Connor has left us. A longtime @CB2_Manhattan member and @villagedems member, Tom was a character! When he stood up to speak at meetings, you had no idea what would come out of his mouth..(continued) pic.twitter.com/wGza1Zon8C
— Erik Bottcher (@ebottcher) August 7, 2020