He was born on April 3, 1966 in Modesto, California, but grew up in Adamsville, Ohio where he
graduated from Tri-Valley High School in 1984.
Visitation will be Saturday, April 10 from 6pm-8pm and Sunday, April 11 from 2pm - 3pm. A
celebration of his life will follow immediately. All services will be held at The Church at Wills
Creek (formerly Crosspoint Church) 2730 Wills Creek Rd, Gadsden, AL 35904. Brother Chad
Robertson will conduct the celebration. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
following: Walnut Grove Volunteer Fire Department (PO Box 81 Walnut Grove, AL 35990), The
Etowah County Law Enforcement Memorial Fund (128 S. 8th St., Gadsden, AL 35901), Shriners
Hospital, or charity of your choice.
Todd spent a lifetime in service to his country beginning at the age of 19 when he joined the
U.S. Army. He was assigned to Ft. McClellan, Alabama, where he served for three years. Upon
leaving active duty, he joined the Alabama National Guard and served in Operation Desert
Storm with the 214th MP Company. After graduating from Jacksonville State University, he
went to work at the City of Gadsden Police Department. Five years later, he would join the
Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent where he would proudly serve for the next
23 years. His greatest professional accomplishment was his role in establishing and directing
the FBI’s Tennessee Valley Regional Computer Forensics Lab on Redstone Arsenal. His
expertise in digital forensics and strong work ethic led to many convictions including those
related to crimes against children. He retired from the FBI in 2019 and went to work for
PeopleTec, a defense contractor in Huntsville, Alabama, where he continued to support the FBI
mission. He had worked in Huntsville for the past fifteen years where he had gained a
reputation for being one of the brightest and most knowledgeable Cyber SMEs in the industry
and was highly regarded throughout the Huntsville area. His brilliance and dedication to fighting
the good fight was only exceeded by his kindness and selflessness to others.
Although his work was very important to him, his first and foremost focus was always his family.
He met his wife of 33 years, Susan Grant Spiker, while he was at Ft. McClellan and she was a
student at Jacksonville State University. They married in 1988 and would go on to have three
sons who brought immense joy and pride to Todd: Jacob, Zachary, and Noah. Last year, Zack
would marry Montana Robbins, and Todd would get a loving and devoted daughter.
In addition to Susan and the family they created, Todd is survived by his mother, Renee Spiker,
father and stepmother Harold and Denise Spiker, brothers and sisters-in-law: Spencer and
Caroline; Eric and Scarlett, and Ben and Nicki Spiker; He is also survived by his wife's brothers
and sisters-in-law: Johnny and Vicki; Connie and Glenell; Jack and Rita; and Robin and Melanie
Grant and brother-in-law Joey Grant. He also leaves behind his best friend of 33 years, Scott
Farris and special high school friends, Kevin and Susie Schneider. Todd was also an inspiration
and role model for dozens of nieces and nephews and the many young family friends that he
and Susan welcomed into their home.
He was preceded in death by his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Jack and Betty Grant, his
grandparents, Stuart and Mabel Spiker and Todd and Maxine Sherman and his childhood best
friend, Thomas Balderson.
In 2002, Todd was diagnosed with Stage IV NHL and not expected to survive. The cancer and
treatments that he endured caused chronic pain and suffering, and he did not go a single day
without pain since his diagnosis, but his courage, strength and desire to make memories with
his family allowed him to continue on without complaint. The nineteen years and one day that
he lived past his diagnosis was a gift that we did not always appreciate as we should have, but
that precious time was filled with all the things that life is filled with: joy and despair,
accomplishments and disappointments, laughter and tears, happiness and heartbreak. In
spite of life’s difficulties, Todd had a wonderful life and left an incredible legacy. Everyone who
was privileged enough to love him and be loved by him in return must now grieve for him. But
we are reminded that "It's an honor to be in grief. It's an honor to feel that much, to have loved
that much." His sudden passing has left an indescribable void in our life, and our only comfort is
in knowing that he is in Heaven, the beautiful place of peace that he envisioned years ago, a
place where he has been made whole again.
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