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Frederick Tomaschke Obituary
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Jo Macdonald Hunter
August 7, 2024
Fred ("Tommy") was my cousin and until WW2 stopped us, we drove annually to Oakland for a family visit. Fred and John were tons of fun and had that Macdonald sense of humor. The trip I remember most was in 1939 when we drove 12 hours to the San Francisco World's Fair and stayed with the family. In later years when Fred and Mary married on base in San Diego, my folks and I were the only "guests" in attendance, and I remember it as a very happy union. Once when my dad picked Fred up at the streetcar stop near our home, Fred was waiting on the sidewalk and my dad called out through the passenger window, "Sailor, want a ride?" Tommy politely declined and said, "No thank you sir, I'm waiting for my uncle." When Tommy got closer to the car, he saw it was my dad and they all had a good laugh over it. Tommy spent many weekends with us during his Navy stint, and later Mary joined him on those treks. Another fun item was that each of their offspring's initials spelled a word! BAT, JET, DOT, PAT! Many happy family memories surface from that time of life during WW2 when there was so little to celebrate for much too long. God bless and rest their souls.
Jo Macdonald Huner
April 1, 2023
This comes a bit late, but I just discovered Tommy's obituary. "Tommy" and John Tomaschke were the two cousins I knew best in growing years when we drove 12 hours from L.A. to get to their Oakland home. It was rare, but they were the most fun a young girl could have as they teased in the Macdonald way, similar to my dad. We did not meet often, but when Tommy married Mary, my folks and I were the only guests at the Naval Base wedding! Tommy visited us often in Los Angeles before he and Mary became an item, and often thereafter. When they went on vacation one year, we used their small apartment for the weekend. Later when kids began to arrive, each of their offspring's initials at birth made a word: BAT, PAT. JET. and DOT. Cousin Tommy, like his brother John (named after my dad) was one of the sharpest tools in the work shed. He brought smarts, fun, and delight to our family! I was seven years his junior and am now 94; I can only hope to live as long as he did and leave as good an impression. That may never happen, but I can honestly say, "Tommy" was a winner!
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