Thomas-DeVine-Obituary

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Thomas M. DeVine

West Springfield, Massachusetts

Dec 29, 1957 – Apr 4, 2017 (Age 59)

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BORN
December 29, 1957
DIED
April 4, 2017
AGE
59
LOCATION
West Springfield, Massachusetts

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Curran-Jones Funeral Home - West Springfield Obituary

Thomas M. DeVine


1957 – 2017


 


West Springfield – Thomas M. DeVine, 59, of North Street died unexpectedly at home this past weekend.  Thom was born in Springfield, the son of the late Walter and Joan DeVine, and has lived in West Springfield for the past 25 years.  He graduated from Classical High School, attended STCC and received his bachelor’s degree from Westfield State College.  He owned and operated INNER CIRCLE SELF DEFENSE in West Springfield and Agawam.   He was a Physical Education teacher for the area’s Catholic Schools for many years and has worked with the American Red Cross Emergency Relief teams.   He dedicated his life to teaching self-defense programs for people of all ages and through his work has inspired countless children to do their best in all aspects of life.  He leaves his three sons Michael C. DeVine and his wife Heather; Zackery R. DeVine and Thomas J. DeVine.  Visiting hours will be held Sunday from 4:00 – 7:00pm at the West Springfield Curran-Jones Funeral Home.  For more details please visit curranjones.com.  In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the American Red Cross at www.redcross.org.

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R.I.P.

My deepest condolences to Mr.Devine's (Sensei) family. He was my physical education teacher at Our Lady of Mount Carmel as well as my martial arts sensei at the school, I saw him a year ago working at AIC and we talked briefly about the good old mount carmel days . He was always full of jokes and laughter. Rest in Peace.

Dear Michelle and Family,

Our condolences to your family. May God shine perpetual light upon him.

Dan Desnoyers

Our deepest condolences. May your dad's life, and love of life bring you much joy and fond memories.

We are so sorry to hear of Thom's passing. He taught our daughter "Auntie Em" as he would call her, and encouraged her through his classes to receive her black belt. Our thoughts and prayers are with all his family and friends.
Mike, Paula and Emily Larouche

Very sorry to hear of Thom's passing. He was the physical education teacher and after school Karate teacher at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Springfield where I was Principal. He taught our students to be leaders and to enrich the lives of others. Will keep Thom and his family in prayer.

Very sorry to hear of Thom's passing. Our children really enjoyed the time they spent with him and learned a lot in a short period of time. Our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and students.

The Gower Family

Thom has been a huge part of our kids lives. They attended class 5 days per week where they learned Martial Arts. Thom encouraged leadership and gave them opportunities to do so, thus, building self-assurance. The kids loved his humor and without hindrance would bang out 25 push-ups if they forgot their belt. We are deeply sorry for your loss. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. Sensei is greatly missed. We are eternally grateful for his dedication to our kids and Sensei will always...

Thom, thank you for touching our lives and guiding my children to reach their highest potential. You will be sorely missed . Our deepest condolences go out to the family.