Harold Thomas Hemborg

Harold Thomas “Tom” Hemborg was born June 19, 1938, in Hollywood, California. He passed away February 7th, 2023, at age 84. Tom was raised in Glendale, California. He completed a Bachelor’s at Occidental College, and went on to earn a Master’s of Geology from UCLA. He served in the US Navy as an officer aboard the USS Ranger during the Vietnam War. Following his service, he moved to Denver, Colorado, where he met Jennie Neff, and was married in 1969. They had one son, Brian, b. 1977 d. 1986. In 1987 they adopted three siblings from South Korea. Tom worked as a geologist retiring in 2000 and moving to Grand Junction. Tom was an avid tennis player, a youth soccer referee, loved to hunt and fish, bird watch, and volunteered weekly at Catholic Outreach Soup Kitchen for over 20 years. He belonged to the United Church of Christ. Tom is preceded in death by his parents Harold and Ramona, son Brian, sister Joan Eldred, and wife Jennie. He is survived by daughter Laura Belanger (Tracey), daughter Kristen Aragon (Robert), son Scott Hemborg (Andrea), and three grandchildren Evan Aragon, Jolee & Jade Belanger. He will be interred at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

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