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Tom Burnett Obituary
1953 - 09/18/2010
Tom Burnett passed away September 18th at the age of 57 at the Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto, CA. In November of '07 Tom was diagnosed with terminal scleroderma. He received a successful double lung transplant in March of 2010 only to succumb to a rare fungal infection. Born in Toronto, Canada, Tom arrived in CA on his beloved '72 Suzuki. He met and married the love of his life Dlorah in 1979 and had 3 beautiful children - Stacy, Greg and Doug. Tom loved the automotive industry and received several honors and accolades at both Chevrolet and Mercedes as a service and general manager. Tom was truly admired for his sincere devotion to customer service. He always maintained his sense of humor and love for life. The memorial service will be held on October 24th, 2010 from 2pm-6pm at Arden Hills Resort & Spa in Sacramento, CA.
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October 17, 2010
Dear Dlorah and Family:
Just wanting you to know that someone called me here in Canada to-night to tell me that your husband Tom passed away. My Sympathy to you and your children at this time......Dlorah I will send you an e-mail on your computer my dear. Will be thinking of you all on Sunday the 24th., of October......May the Lord give you Strength & Love to endure this very upsetting time in your lives. Love Charee Malott (Re: Jon Mayhew)
Joanne Arnold
October 14, 2010
My heart goes out to Dlorah and the kids. Tom was an amazing man and the way he handled his illness was truly inspirational. He maintained a positive outlook and his trademark sense of humor the whole time. He will truly be missed.
John Seadler
October 12, 2010
I am so sorry to hear of Tom's passing, my thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Tom was always friendly and kind, with a great sense of humor. It was always a pleasure to seem him at our Mercedes Benz meetings. He was a class act and will be greatly missed.
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