Thomas Frederick Bennett

Thomas Frederick Bennett was born in Pennsylvania on January 27, 1942. Husband, father, grandfather, friend, and patriot, Tom was loved and respected by all who knew him. There are so many wonderful stories to tell about this great man. He dearly loved his family, his country, God, and maybe especially his adopted home state of Colorado. He and his wife Karen were much more than husband and wife. He often introduced her as his best friend. They enjoyed 52 years of marital bliss. He and Karen have three sons, Thomas, Noel, and Roger, and 5 grandchildren: Briana, Chase, Shawna, Karley and Ryan. Their daughter Maureen passed away as an infant.

Tom was born into the US Army as the son of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Bennett and Vivian Phelps Bennett. With Army in his blood, he enlisted shortly after graduating from high school and rose to the grade of Staff Sergeant and then was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer. Tom received numerous decorations for his military service including the Bronze Star for service in Vietnam.

After retiring from the US Army, he worked for Honeywell while living in Newtown, Connecticut. After his career at Honeywell he was employed at the Radiology Department of Danbury Hospital in Danbury Connecticut. When it was finally time to retire he and Karen relocated to Berthoud, Colorado. He sure enjoyed being back in Colorado and living on “Bennett Ranch” in Berthoud. It was here that he finally had quality time to devote to Karen, his sons and their families.

In Berthoud he also found his “Dream Job” - working in a hardware store. He loved to teach and helped many customers solve home repair problems, and even helped students make their mousetrap cars for school projects. He worked at Berthoud Hardware for 8 ½ years.

He also used his love of teaching working at Dream Catchers. He tutored students in Algebra, English, Spelling and Interpersonal skills

If you ever heard him laugh, you would never forget him. All who knew Tom have lost a very special man. He will not be forgotten. Without a doubt, he will be the subject of many “War Stories” when his old Army buddies gather.

Services for Tom will be Monday, December 26, 2016 with a visitation from 10 am – 12 noon, with a service starting at noon at Allnutt Funeral Service in Loveland Colorado. An interment service will take place Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 11:30 am at Ft. Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.