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Thomas L. Cloer

1925 - 2018

Thomas L. Cloer obituary, 1925-2018, Monrovia, CA

Thomas Cloer Obituary

Thomas L. Cloer, Jr., beloved husband and father, has died of complications of Parkinson’s disease in Monrovia, California. He was 92 years old

Born in 1925 on the family ranch outside of Porterville, California, Thomas was the second son and third child of Thomas, Sr. and Catherine (Betts). Tom grew up enjoying the wide open spaces of the farm where his father, uncle and older brother farmed wheat and fruit on land first homesteaded by his grandfather Elisha Cloer in the 1880s.

Tom graduated from Porterville Union High School in 1943. He joined the Army and spent his tour of duty in the Aleutian Islands. After the army Tom enrolled at UCLA under the GI Bill and met Helen. They celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in 2017 in their long-time Monrovia home and from there worked as a systems analyst for Navy contractors in Pasadena, Culver City, and later, San Diego.

Whether as a member of Troop Church in Pasadena, transit support for his son’s high school moviemaking, work parties at Helen’s beloved Camp Wasewagen near Big Bear, or work in the family fruit orchards, Tom was always supportive and willing to give of his time and energy to aide in any family project. Tom was known for his calm demeanor and continual generosity with his time and substance. Establishing The Class of 43 scholarship program at PUHS is one of his enduring achievements.

Tom is survived by his wife, Helen, daughter Julia and husband Sean (of Northridge), son Dan and wife Laura (of Visalia), and granddaughters Madeline Souder (of Denver) and Samantha (Keller, of Vienna, Austria), his sister-in-law Harriet (Baucom), niece Carla, and nephews Wally (Leigh) and Lane (Judy) Starr residing in Idaho.

A graveside memorial will be held at the Vandalia Cemetery, Porterville, at 1:00 Friday, April 27. Contact Dan Cloer at [email protected].

Published by San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Apr. 21, 2018.
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Thomas was such a wonderful man!!! I'm so sorry for your loss! I remember great times with the family.

Sharon L. Rea

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