
Our Heritage and Journey
From the preface of the MCCLOSKEY family history book, “TIS US”:
“God sends each of us into the world helpless. From the very beginning, we depend on our family. By design, we’re given a family to care for us, protect us, and prepare us for the challenges that lie ahead.
It’s at home that we learn to walk, to talk, and to love. Through family life, we form the habits, emotions, and values that shape the people we’ll become.
Being part of a family also means being there for one another. Our first role may be as a dependent child, but that role is never small — and it only grows in meaning and importance as we do.”
The McCloskey family has been blessed with a closeness and genuine love that shines through to all who know us — friends and acquaintances alike. That love, faithfully nurtured through the years, is our greatest inheritance. As we remember those who have gone before us, especially my beloved wife, we honor them best by keeping that same love alive in how we live, care, and stay connected.
Welcome to our McCloskey Family website — a home for stories, memories, and the lasting bond that keeps our family strong.
Welcome—our family’s story is written in kindness, guided by respect, and lived with love. Here we gather memories, share strengths, and lift one another up.
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Meet Our Family

Karen & Mike McCloskey

Jim & Tracy Thompson

Shannon & Jake Moore

Shawn & Corey Messner

Michael & Monica McCloskey

MacKenzie Thompson

MacKell & MalekThompson

Dylan McCloskey, Fiancé Molly Ketner

MacKenzie Thompson

MacKell & MalekThompson
Voices of Our Family
Tracy & Mom 8-25, 2022
Nadya’s Podcast
Mom and I Talk To the Grandchildren
“Every moment spent together is a cherished memory, a gift we give to each other.”
FAMILY NEWS
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Family Portrait
On a cold (30°) and windy November 19th, 2016, (wind speed was in the mid 20″) the entire McCloskey family (the McCloskeys, the Thompsons, the Moores, and the Messners) gathered at three different St. Louis locations for a family portrait taken by Ed Courter. Each…
Trav and Teammates Compete In Annual Hawks Gold Baseball Competition
Dylan Varsity Basketball vs Valley Lutheran
Karlee Basketball, December 6th and 13th, 2016
December 6, 2013 the St. Louis Sharks varsity girls basketball team played the Ashley Bears at Ashley. December 13, 2016 the St. Louis Sharks varsity girls basketball team played the Ovid-Elsie Crusaders at home. Click on an image once to enlarge it. Click again on…
Dylan Basketball vs Ithaca Dec. 16, 2016
Malek’s Bowling Match Dec. 14, 2016
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MacKelle Basketball 12/2/2016
Friday, December 2, 2016 was MacKelle’s first game as an “off” guard on the Ithaca Girls Varsity Basketball team. The Thompson, Moore, and McCloskey families were there to cheer her on. MacKelle did us all proud!! Click on an image once to enlarge…
Karlee 2016 Cross Country Track
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2016 St. Louis H.S. Homecoming
Would St. Louis Homecoming history repeat itself in 2016? Mother Shannon and Aunt Shawn were both homecoming queens their senior years, 1990 and 1992 respectively. Karlee was honored by her classmates as they elected her their Senior Representative on the 2016…
Karlee BB vs MLS
Karlee is a starting guard on the St. Louis H.S. girls varsity basketball team 2016 – 2017. These photos are from her third game of the season, a game played at Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, Michigan. Click on an image once to enlarge it. Click again on…