Tom was a 1978 graduate of Reese High School in Reese, Michigan. Upon moving to Denver he became a truck driver, eventually working for Austin Hardwoods Mill for over twenty years. Tom was passionate about his family, friends and his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He also enjoyed music of many styles, car and truck shows, cooking and baking for others, long bike rides on his Harley, and vacationing at Higgins Lake, Michigan.
Tom was witty and charming with a sense of humor and a hearty laugh that created a lasting memory in everyone he met. He leaves behind two sisters, Terri Linder and her husband Gary; Lorri; his brother, Tim Prueter and his wife Mary. Also surviving Tom are Alan Mitchell, nieces, nephews, great-nephews and many friends in Colorado and Michigan.
Following a memorial service at Christ Lutheran Church, Tom will be laid to rest next to his loving parents in Denmark Township Cemetery in Reese, Michigan.