Thomas Barton

Tom graduated from Rock Island Senior high in Rock Island Illinois in 1963. He was a special guy had a whole lot of friends was always fun when we found out about his obituary We were all very saddened. My sincere sympathy to his loved ones.

Steve amd I celebrated our family wedding almost 50 years ago which included T ( Tom) and Susie and toddler Andy. We enjoyed life wth the Bartons, cooking T specialties such as " pedigree pups"... hot dogs with a spread of topping choices. We often rode in his pick up to Buffs games at this time of the year with a bucket of KFC and thermos filled with hot buttered rum. T always brought laughter to tough times, has been a best friend thru the years. Days before his passing while Steve and I...

In1973, I joined the D A´s office and Tom was one of the first Deputies I worked with as Tom was then in charge of county court. Tom was just a great, fun guy to work with, everybody was Tom´s friend. He would give people nicknames. Mine was "the Kansas Scoring Machine,". A, clearly inflated description of my basketball ability! We would play basketball on Saturdays for years. It was fun. Tom made it more fun. I can hardly imagine the measure of his family´s loss. Tom was such an...