Born to Lydia and John Stevens on May 4, 1939 in Wauseon, Ohio. Passed on Saturday, January 18, 2020 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. He was 80.
Tom is survived by his wife Adelfa, brother Frederick "Rick" Stevens (Pat), sister Marilyn (Brent Moris), daughter Sherri (Michael Clark), sons Robert Garcia (Mileydy), Michael Garcia and grandchildren Dominick Clark, Griffin Clark, Blake Clark, Andres Garcia, Bella Garcia, Sophia Garcia, Gabriel Garcia and Jacob Garcia.
Educated at Albion and Adrian Universities', Tom came to California in 1964 and began a distinguished career in education beginning as a teacher and promoted to school administrator with the Los Angeles Unified School District. Tom was truly an outstanding administrator (principal) and retired in 1998 form Nevada Avenue Elementary in West Hills.
Tom will be missed and remembered as a respected educator, husband, father, grandfather and friend to all who knew him.