Thomas Willam Boeck

Thomas William Boeck Sr., age 75, of Glendale, Arizona passed peacefully away from this world on Saturday, November 15, 2014 at 4:20pm surrounded by his family and loved ones. He was born on June 28, 1939 in Kansas City, Kansas, the son of the late Paul F. and Helen P. Alton Boeck.

On January 17, 1966 in Okinawa, Japan, he was united in marriage to Sachiko Odo, whom survives at home in Arizona. He is also survived by his children, Erika Jane and husband Stephen Dayton of Glendale, AZ; Lisa Ann and husband James Litchford of Yuma, AZ; Charles Otis Boeck of Phoenix, AZ. He is reunited with his son Thomas William Boeck Jr. He is survived by his grandchildren Milynda, Alyshia, Jasmine, Haleigh, Charles, Micheila, Alexander, Joseph, Lathan, Tanner and his great-granddaughter Ahleessi. He is also survived by his sister Rebecca and her husband Melvin Lisher of Lawrence, Kansas; and a great many nieces and nephews who were always in his thoughts and in his heart. Tom was a United States Army/Air Force veteran and retired from the Bureau of Land Management. He loved fiddling around in his garage and would help anyone who needed help.A memorial service will be held this Friday at 12 PM at Dignity Memorial, Phoenix Memorial Park & Mortuary, 200 West Beardsley Road, Phoenix, AZ 85027. Memorial contributions are welcome.