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THOMAS PALMER Obituary

Thomas Michael Palmer 6/15/1953 - 1/21/2011 Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and son. He was born in Tacoma, WA and graduated from Wilson H.S. in 1971. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Tom was an avid street rod hobbyist, woodworker, and an active member of Ron's Night Crew. He worked for Weyerhaeuser for 24 years and could be found on weekends at his cabin, swap meets, car shows, or helping his family and friends. Tom is survived by Helen, his wife of 37 years, his mother Aileen Palmer, sons Keith (Tereasa) and Mark (Sara), 4 grandchildren, and his brother James (Sandy). Viewing will be held at Mountain View on Sunday, Jan. 30th from 10am to 9pm, and memorial services will be in the Mountain View Aspen Chapel Monday, Jan. 31st, 2011 at 1:00pm. Street rods encouraged.

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Published by News Tribune (Tacoma) from Jan. 27 to Jan. 30, 2011.

Memories and Condolences
for THOMAS PALMER

30 Entries

Rose Sapp

January 31, 2011

Helen I just heard about Tom's passing. Our sympathy and prayers are with you and family. My sister Mary Ehrler worked with your mom
and she phoned me. Rose Sapp

Debi Austen

January 31, 2011

Helen and family, I am so very sorry for your loss. You will be in my thoughts as you work through this very difficult time.

Darrel Hammack

January 30, 2011

Helen, Keith and Mark,
I was so saddened and shocked to hear about Tom's sudden passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time. I worked with Tom for 10 years, he taught me so much. Tom was a true mentor to me and more than just a boss. It was an honor to have known and worked with Tom. He will truly be missed.

January 30, 2011

Helen,
I was visiting Tacoma this weekend and saw Tom's obituary-I am so sorry for your loss.
Thinking of you my childhood friend,
Bridget Bannan-Wodnik
Everett

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Tom Friberg

January 30, 2011

My thoughts are with you. Tom was a true gentleman, a good thinker and amazingly capable. It was a pleasure and an honor to have worked with him.

Mark and Jill Burt

January 29, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. We both had the honor of working with Tom at Weyerhaeuser. His kindness will be greatly missed.

Rhonda Tracy

January 29, 2011

My love and prayers go to Tom's family at this very hard time. He was a great friend and coworker, I will always remember his incredible skills and many kindnesses.

George Cantrell

January 29, 2011

Helen, Keith & mark,
Pat and I were and are at a loss of words to express how sorry we are for your loss.Tom will be missed greatly by those of us who curised with you and hin.
May God Bless you all and may you take comfort in knowing that he is in the arms of the Lord.
George, Pat & Joe Cantrell
Parkland Washington

Ron Benson

January 29, 2011

I am a coworker of Tom's and I will miss him every day at work. I cant imagine how much his family and friends will miss him. My thoughts and prayers are with Tom's family.

Dick and Linda Ritthaler

January 29, 2011

Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. We always admired Tom as a gentle spirit.

Ray Dezutter

January 29, 2011

God blessed us with an honorable man and an exceptional craftsman. My sincere condolences to everyone who was fortunate enough to have been part of his life.

Joe and Kathy Reichmuth

January 28, 2011

Dear Helen, Keith and Mark,
We were so shocked and sorry to hear of the loss of Tom. We loved him and his sweet spirit. We are traveling in CA, but have you all in our thoughts and prayers.
With love,

January 28, 2011

Helen Tom was a great person and he will be missed, he was a friend and was always there if somone needed help or advice. We are sorry for your loss.
Ken & Terri Baldwin

Lisa Martinez

January 28, 2011

Helen and family, I am so sorry for your loss. Thinking of you during this difficult time. Praying for you guys...

Cousin Janet and Henry Nielsen

January 28, 2011

Dear Helen, Keith, Tereasa, Mark and Sara,

Henry and I share the shock and grief expressed by all Tom's many friends and family. We extend our thoughts and prayers to you, and ask God to bless and keep you all.

Walt Benz

January 28, 2011

A CRAFTSMAN of the highest order and the nicest guy you could ever meet... I'll really miss you Tom. My sincere condolences Helen, Keith and Mark.

Dave Cabanas

January 27, 2011

I'm in shock by the news of Tom. I'm sincerely sorry for your loss and my thoughts are with Toms family.

January 27, 2011

Helen, Kieth, Mark and family, I was so sad to hear of Toms passing. My arms are around you with a big hug as I know you miss him greatly. May god Bless you and comfort you. Love ya, Jay

Scott Sinclair

January 27, 2011

My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. Tom will be missed by all who knew him.

Bridgett Wilson

January 27, 2011

Helen and family. I'm so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Kristina Schaefer

January 27, 2011

Hello Keith and Terresa and family I am sorry to here about your dad. My prayers are with you all!

Kristina Schaefer

January 27, 2011

I am very sorry for your loss. My family and I's prayers are with you.

Hank Montrey

January 27, 2011

I was greatly saddened to hear of Tom's passing. I am a Weyerhaeuser retiree who had the honor and pleasure of working with Tom for several years. He was a quality person and hard worker with many friends, and he will be missed by all. My sincere condolences and best wishes to his family.

Joel Rasmussen

January 27, 2011

Helen, Keith and Mark: My thoughts are with you. You probably don't know me but I was a co-worker and student of Tom's years ago at Weyerhaueser. What a terrific guy.

Simone Tagles

January 27, 2011

Helen and Family I am so sorry to hear about Tom. He will be missed by many. Tom and I took Covey training together many years ago at Weyerhaeuser - I always thought of Tom as my Covey Buddy. He will be missed. You are all in my thoughts and prayers.

Lisa Aasland

January 27, 2011

Helen, Keith, Mark and family. I am so saddened for your loss. As neighbors for 25 years, our lives have intertwined by our children and their interests, the unselfish help that was always there, unspoken reminders of the solid, caring family that was Tom's. I will always hold Tom and the family in a special place in my heart and prayers.

Sue and Terry Fitzpatrick

January 27, 2011

We were shocked and saddened to hear of Tom's death. Please know you are in our thoughts at this sad and difficult time.

Janet Herting (Armstrong)

January 27, 2011

Helen, Keith, Mark and family. I was so sorry to hear of Tom's passing. Remember all the good times with Tom as a husband, father and grandfather and the years that you were able to spend with him. Family and friends will be your rock during this sad time - lean on them for strength. Again, I am so sorry.

Ken,Joyce,Chad,Josh,Jason Maiuri

January 27, 2011

Helen, Keith, and Mark, we am so sorry for your loss. Your family will be in our prayers.
If you need a cup of coffee come on over the coffee is always on.

Ron and Anita Forest

January 27, 2011

Helen, Keith and Mark,
There are no words that can express our sorrow when we received the news of Tom's passing. We are so sorry for your loss. Tom is loved by many and will be greatly missed by all. His untimely death serves as a reminder to us that our time here together in this life is but fleating. Our love is all we can offer to comfort you, and we know that is not enough. May God bless you and your family.
Your friends,
Ron and Anita

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