Thomas C. Strohmenger

Thomas C. Strohmenger, 77, of Bloomfield, passed away at UCONN Health Center in Farmington on Saturday, January 20th surrounded by his wife and two children. He was born on January 17, 1947 in Greenpoint, New York the only child of the late Charles and Frances (Burke) Strohmenger. Tom was a devoted husband, father, father-in-law and grandfather. Tom leaves behind his loving wife, Kathryn (Williams) Strohmenger of Bloomfield, his two children Heather Bushnell of West Hartford, and his son Jason Vaitukaitis and his wife, Lynsi Vaitukaitis of Wilton. He also leaves behind his four adoring and loving grandchildren, Matthew Bushnell and Ryan Bushnell of West Hartford and Zoe Vaitukaitis and Jamie Vaitukaitis of Wilton. Both his children and grandchildren were the pride and joy of his life. He instilled in them the values of hard work, kindness and perseverance. He also leaves behind his sister-in-law, Sandra Williams and her wife Emily Poriss, brothers-in-law Cliff Williams and his wife Joan, Fred and his wife Helen, and Steven Williams. He leaves a niece Margot Duzak, and nephews Eric Williams, Mitchell Williams, Sean Williams and Tyler Williams. Tom graduated from Fordham University with a BA, then St. John's University School of Law for his Juris Doctor and finally New York University of Law for his Masters of Law (LLM). He was licensed to practice law in New York, Connecticut, and Florida. He came to Connecticut to work at the Aetna as an Assistant Vice President in Government Affairs. He worked over 30 years in the Law Department. His last position held was Head of State and Federal Government Relations and Public Policy and Chief Compliance Officer. After retiring from the Aetna, he worked a short time at the law firm of Bingham McCutchen in Hartford. Tom loved spending tine in Becket, MA with his family at their cottage on the lake, enjoying campfires, croquet, badminton, fishing, boating, playing in the water with the grandchildren and pitching a million times over and over wiffle balls to his grandsons. He never tired of this. Tom made his homemade pizzas and sticky buns on weekends for family and friends. He was a well read, intelligent and very generous man. There was never a game of trivia in which he didn't come out on the winning side of. He generous spirit would manifest itself in his volunteer activities. In New York he served 9 years as the Head of District 12's School Board in Brooklyn, NY. In CT he served on the Board of the 4H Auerbach Farm in Bloomfield and did pro bono legal work for the elderly (a program started by Aetna). The family would like to give heartfelt thanks to Vicky, Tom's private aide. The love she had for him showed the impeccable care that she gave to him. She was dedicated in her position to make him as happy and comfortable as possible. She was Tom's angel as well as ours. The family will hold a memorial service in the late Spring. Should you wish, donations in Tom's memory may be made to The Parkinson's Foundation (www.parkinson.org) Online expressions of sympathy may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com