Thomas James Doucette was born on June 21, 1947 in Waterbury, CT and passed away on November 20, 2019, in Costa Mesa, CA at the age of 72. He is survived by his brother Bill and sister Carrol, his wife Duyen, children Tina, Michele, Bobby & Mary, and grandchildren Geoff & Kayla.
During High School, Community College and the Military, Thomas studied electrical trade & electronics.
A US Army Veteran, he served in Germany and Vietnam, with the Connecticut Army National Guard, the Connecticut Civil Defense & the California Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Tom was very active at Saint John the Baptist Church since 2005 as teacher assistant with the English & Vietnamese Religious Education programs from 2005 to 2015, the Parish Respect Life Committee from 2009 to 2019, SJB Festival Committees from 2009 to 2018 & SJB Costa Mesa Knights of Columbus Council 14581 since 10/03/2008. Made Cursillo class #5029 in 2011, always cheerful & ready to help, Tom will jump in to help when called upon.
He loved spending time with family and friends and when he wasn’t doing that, he enjoyed reading, music, camping, golfing, sailing and other water activities (kayaking, fishing). He also enjoyed traveling and recently went on cruises and visited Europe (Italy, Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Spain & France)
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