He was a decorated member of the 101st Air Borne in WWII, receiving the Distinguished Service Medal Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.
After his time in the service he was a dedicated IBM er serving for forty four years.
Tom is survived by his wife Jean of thirty four years, sharing seven sons Tom III, Michael, Kevin, Kelly, Christopher, Ken, Dane and four daughters Karen, Kathy, Molly and Suzy, and forty one grandchildren.