Tom had lived in California before coming to Oregon in 1985 to live in the Portland/Gresham areas. He was a devoted father to his 2 sons Devin and Brittin. Tom was a caregiver for his parents.
A Memorial Mass will be on Monday, August 1, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Henry Catholic Church 346 NW 1st St. in Gresham, Oregon.
Survivors include his parents Thomas and Helen Frielink, of Gresham, OR., two sons, Devin Frielink, of Tigard, OR. And Brittin Frielink, of Portland, OR., two brothers, Jim Frielink, of Sandy, OR., and Dave Frielink, of Hillsboro, OR. and his sister, Susan Morgan, of Boring, Oregon.