THOMAS-ALDRIDGE-Obituary

THOMAS ALDRIDGE

New Carlisle, Ohio

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ALDRIDGE, Thomas W.Age 73 of New Carlisle passed away Thursday, December 2, 2021, with his wife by his side. Tom was a teacher and Director of Music at St. Anthony Catholic Church after Graduating from the University of Dayton. He went on to work inControls Engineering and sales until his...

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My thoughts and prayers are with you. Jeffrey my son was doing a search for Chris and thar is how we come to find of Tom's passing. We just wanted to let you know our thoughts and prayers with you. Melissa Lawson Jackson, Jeffrey Lawson. Timothy Lawson, Michael Barcy

I'll miss hearing him play his songs after Mass, for Halloween every year I think he played Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

I didn't know Tom very well (he was always in the choir loft and I was in the pews : ) but his music and his voice touched me over the years. I have to say that he was one of the reasons that I fell in love with Holy Trinity over 20 years ago, along with Father Sandy. I always loved hearing his gentle and soothing voice, so much so that he sang for our wedding. I am certain that He is singing with the angels now. And I wonder if He and Deacon Mike are having a conversation about whether...

Tom was my go to man whenever I had a problem with my computer. In addition to being an excellent musician for many years at holy Trinity, he was also a fix-it man. May you Rest In Peace singing with the choir of angels in your heavenly home. He was a gentle soul willing to do whatever was asked of him.

Tom was amazing to collaborate with, talented and kind. Working together on liturgies, especially funerals and Lenten Evening Prayer, are my dearest memories of him. Thank you dear Tom. I´m glad your suffering is ended and may you rest with angels I so often heard you sing about. My prayers to your family.

In 2014-15, as Music Director at Emmanuel Catholic Church, I asked the Music Director at Holy Trinity Church - Tom Aldridge - to be our organ restoration Consultant. Tom became our sage on the mountaintop who helped us with his knowledge as we went about the process of restoring Emmanuel Church's 1887 Pipe Organ. Tom knew the centuries-old mechanics of pipe organs. He was an engineer by profession and was right up to speed about the cutting edge electronics being put to use on modern...