Tom died in December of 2022 at the age of 80. He was married to Michele for almost 38 years. He is survived by 2 daughters and 1 granddaughter. Tom played violin in both the Senn and U of I orchestras. After getting a masters of Social Work from the U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee , Tom worked for the Dept. Of Veterans Affairs for 31 years in both Wisconsin and California. After retirement he moved to Door County where Tom worked an additional decade for The Clearing Folk School and was a volunteer in many community programs.