Tom passed away on September 1, 2013 at the age of 87. He was born in Marysville, Ohio. Tom was in the Army Air Corp from October 1943 to December 1946, spending the last year in Germany. His job with Sperry New Holland took him and his family from Ohio to Canada, Colorado and then Kansas. He was a member of Atonement Lutheran Church. Tom loved sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, off the Gulf Coast of Florida, and on his boat at Lake Perry. He is survived by his wife JoAnn, son Mark, daughter Mickey and granddaughter Katherine. The family will be holding a private service.