Thomas R. Mayer

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Thomas Mayer Obituary

Thomas R. Mayer, 72, of Scottsdale, AZ, passed away on January 5, 2007 while sitting in his favorite office chair working on his computer. Tom leaves behind his loving wife Ann of 49 years, his three children and their families. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated from Ohio University. Tom had an extensive career in the telecommunications industry and over the years served as CEO of five different companies. His integrity and ability to focus a company on its key values was one of his important assets. His latest venture was serving the Whispering Ridge Homeowners Association as President for the past five years. His expertise and efficiency will be hard to replace. Tom will be remembered for his wisdom, generous spirit and devotion to his family and friends. He will be dearly missed. He is survived by his wife Ann, daughters Susan and Kimberly, son Michael, sons-in-laws Allan and Gary, and brothers Henry and Jim. His grandchildren, Matthew, Thomas, Taylor and Hunter will always remember their Papa Tom who loved spending time with them doing puzzles and having long discussions at the dinner table. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on January 11th at Messinger Pinnacle Peak Mortuary, 8555 E. Pinnacle Peak Rd. A service will follow on January 12th at 10:30 a.m. at Paradise Valley United Methodist Church, 4455 E. Lincoln Drive, Paradise Valley. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate donations to United Methodist Outreach Missions (UMOM) and Habitat for Humanity.

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Published by The Arizona Republic from Jan. 10 to Jan. 11, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Thomas Mayer

8 Entries

John Capella

January 16, 2007

Ann: My deepest sympathy to you and your family. From Collinwood High School to Ohio University to Phi Kappa, I enjoyed and was honored to be a friend of Tom. With Dick Mariani and Doc, we had a blast at OU. Tom's an unbeatable person. This part of life is sometimes "heck" when you lose someone as great as Tom. I shall remember him always.

Richard Mariani

January 11, 2007

Ann, Tom and I went through hell week together enjoyed a heartwarming friendship through the years at OU and Phi Kappa. We kept in touch, while you guys were in Europe and around the country. I particularly enjoyed being with him at the Phi Kap outings with Doc and John Capella. I am deeply saddened by his passing. Carole and I had hoped to see both of you on a planned trip to Arizona later this month. I am pleased to say that I knew and loved Tom, we shared a lot of good times. God Bless you.

Joe Walters

January 11, 2007

I've had the privilege to have known Tom over the past five years. Both he and Ann have welcomed me in their home with open arms to perform service work many times in the course of a year. He always made me feel like I was part of the family. I remember the day I was working for them & Tom was so excited & proud to tell me about his recent trip where he got to fly in a vintage world war two fighter plane. I knew it was one of the highlights of his wonderful life. He will be greatly missed! Fly on Tom.

Scott Coleman

January 11, 2007

Our thoughts and prayers are with the entire Mayer family. We have known Tom and Ann for over 15 years. I had the privilege to work for him for a few of those years and developed a valued friendship since. While I know Tom as an accomplished businessman, I will always remember him as a great man devoted to his family.

We will miss him greatly.

Scott and Amy Coleman

Ken Spirko

January 10, 2007

I have known Tom for over 50 years as a Phi Kap brother. We had and continue to have a wonderful relationship with the Phi Kap men of the 1950s. Rest well Tom. I'll miss bulldog810

Amanda Tatum

January 10, 2007

My thoughts and prayers go out to the family. As a friend to his son, Michael, I know that he was loved and respected by his family. My heart goes out to you during this time and days to come.

Mark & Kathy Robinson

January 10, 2007

Neither of us knew Tom very well having only been around him a handful of times. But it took only those few times to know Tom as warm and caring, highly intelligent and honest and straight-forward. We will miss him a lot.

Jenny & Earl Spenard

January 10, 2007

Tom was a very good neighbor, a very good friend, a wonderful husband, father and grandfather!

Who can forget that grin and those eyes that sparkled when he faced a 'challenge'?

Our hearts go out to Ann and the children

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