Thomas M. LeTendre

I love you.

Magical twinkling Christmas lights
Bing Crosby and Dean and Silent Nights

Red lip-stick smeared kisses and strong perfume,
and smothering hugs from an Aunts big bosom.

Years of feasts fit for a king and as the door opened,
Mom's sleigh bells would ring.

So many wonderful memories
happy smiles and beautiful trees.

Most all of those years, things were quite cheerful,
but some were spiced with a dash of the dismal.

The first Christmas...

From Sarah on December 7th.

Hello all,

I have very sad news. My family lost my Uncle Tom yesterday due to the Falk explosion. I just thought I would let all the people I love know because my family needs all the prayers they can get. I'm especially worried about my Aunt Darlene, her 3 children-Danny, Samantha and Alex and my grandfather. A loss of a husband, father and child, I cannot even begin to imagine. Please keep them in your hearts and prayers.
My Uncle was a great...

I miss him.

Tom and I meet on Father’s Day 1983 at Holy Cross Church Festival. I was just leaving the parking lot when I ran into my friend Margaret’s brother Donald Eldredge and his little friend. I knew Don pretty well so I stopped to chat with him for awhile.

While we were talking his little friend kept butting in with rather sarcastic comments about this or that. We talked about my job at the stadium, my job as a “private detective” and my studies at UWM. We talked for some...

Doug LeTendre
(Tom's older brother)
Eulogy read at the service on December 11, 2006


Thomas Michael LeTendre

On behalf of the LeTendre and Hafer Families, I would like to thank all of you for joining us tonight.
I’d like to especially thank all the fine men and women from Falk who have expressed their condolences here tonight and also to those employees who could not make it here in person but are her with us in spirit

When Tom was born on April 29 in 1957,...

What can one say truly to express such loss as felt by the LeTendre family and the many good friends the family has from the old neighbor. I read this guest book from beginning to end and had such joy remembering such good days in life. Now I will share my story of my best memory with Tommy. As life goes some kid was mad at someone so there was a ruckus. First like an order of ducks Mr. Kelly, Mr. Silkey and Mr. LeTendre came out to tell everyone to be quiet. Of course that didn't realy...

Daniel LeTendre
Tom's little brother
Eulogy for Tom.
(read at Tom's Service December 11, 2006)


Tom.
I would like to thank everyone for their love and support during this difficult time in our lives and also for being here to celebrate the memory of my big brother Tom. It is hard for me to remember and express all the moments I shared with Tom growing up, there were so many.
First let me say that, unlike my brother, Doug’s words, my stories are real.

I’m going...

Donn Vitek

A Eulogy for “Tommy”
(read at Tom's Service on December 11, 2006)

I've known Tom LeTendre for almost 40 years. Tom was my brother-in-law and a good man who had a big heart.

Those of you who knew Tom well were familiar with his love for "old stuff". Tom, like his mom before him, was a "junker". It was almost impossible for him to pass up a yard or estate sale, and yet, a good amount of what he would buy went to friends and relatives.

You see Tom knew...

Sarah Nerad (LeTendre)
Memorial read at the banquet following Tom's burial.


There are so many amazing memories and experiences that my Uncle Tom gave me over the years. I was blessed with something that I know he had as well, which is the ability to turn a 5-minute story into an hour and a half…so I will try not veer off.

That damn index finger…He always had to shake that finger at me and stick it in my ear and as I was yelling at him to stop, he would quickly take the...