Thomas R. Belleau

Thomas R. BELLEAU Passed away April 22, 2007, with his family at his side. Tom was a member of the U.S. Army Air Corps and the Air Force. Moving to Alaska in 1953, Tom would spend many years training young pilots in the art of flying safely in the Alaska Bush. He retired in 1991 as Director of Flight Training. for the U.S. Department of the Interior. Tom enjoyed restoring aircraft and antique cars. Tom is survived by his wife, Madeline; sister, Jenny Byers of Renton, Wash.; children and their spouses, Thomas and Dorothy Belleau, and Clifford Belleau, all of Anchorage, William Belleau of Portland, Ore., and Cynthia and Jim Baker of Seattle; and grandchildren, Carmen Belleau, John Phauth-Belleau and Lena Baker and many nieces and nephews. Tom was preceded in death by his sister, Molly Loftstrum; and infant son, Christopher. A Memorial Service will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery on October 19, 2007 at 11:30 a.m.