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Thomas Cable Obituary
Thomas Lee Cable Sr.
Thomas served in the Air Force from 1960-1964. He married Shirley on September 7, 1963. He worked for First Transit and he enjoyed fishing and NASCAR.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley; son, Tom Jr.; and daughter, Tammy; three grandchildren, Amanda, Alexander and Zachery; and three brothers, David, Douglas and Daniel.
He was preceded in death by his mom, dad and sister.
A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at the Solie Funeral Home Chapel with a reception to follow at Tammy's house.
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Elizabeth Kramer
January 20, 2009
My prayers are with you all. I will always miss you Tom. I have grown up with Tom and the others at First Transit as my dad worked with him. It is sad that we have lost a wonderful friend and loved one.
Benita Ingalls
January 15, 2009
I worked with Tom at Coach USA . He and my husband where both in the union together . He was a nice man to work with ... he was very found of my son josh and they would sit and talk about fire truck. He was a great guy . He will be missed greatly .. I wish i could have seen him before he passed away.
My deepest thoughts go to you and your family .. i to know what you are going throught i lostmy husband suddenly in 2005.
Rick Jurkovic
January 14, 2009
I met Tom in 2000, when I became a coach operator at Coach USA. He was my trainer for me to learn every route in the book. Yes, I heard all his stories. Although I never met them, I knew all about Shirley, Tom Jr. and Tammy. I'll never forget Tom and his stories. I moved on to Community Transit and then to become Union Vice President. Whenever I saw Tom a kind word of friendship was always shared between us. I am proud to have known him and will fondly remember him. May he rest in peace. Sincerely, Rick Jurkovic
Rod Borba
January 14, 2009
To the Cable Family,
Many thoughts for you from Raider fans. As you remember those great times, a tear may stay in your eye for a while. Take time and remember as we take time to provide thoughts and prayers. If Tom Jr is anything like tom Sr then we know he was a great man.
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William Withem
January 14, 2009
My prayers go to you.Tom will be missed by all of us of worked with him.
Gregg and Judith Juntila
January 14, 2009
To Shirley and Family
Our thoughts and prayers are with you in this very hard time. Tom will be greatly missed
Lyn Yackel
January 14, 2009
Shirley,Tammy,Tom Jr.-
Toms passing is a great loss to us all. Tammy and "Tommy", your Dad was more proud of you two than he could express. But he never stopped trying. He took great pleasure in keeping us informed of your accomplishments. Both when we were in the fire department together and more recently, working together at the bus company.
If you needed to have a job done or a question answered, Tom was the "go to" guy. We will miss him even more than we realize now.
Shirley, you and the "kids" are in our prayers.
Lyn & Judi Yackel
Shelly Moeller
January 14, 2009
Shirley and Tammy,
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this most difficult time. My sincerest sympathies,
Shelly
David Nofziger
January 13, 2009
Tom was a great friend, we worked together many years as volunteer firefighters. Tom had a never ending supply of stories. Tom recieved special recognition form the fire chief and others for his efforts when the Robinson aircraft went down while taking off from Paine Field. He will surely be missed. Lt David Nofziger
Jim Green
January 13, 2009
To Shirley and the Cable family,
My deepest sympathies to you and the whole family.
I am proud to have worked with Tom, and to have had the opportunity to know him. Tom was a man whose personal ethics no one will ever be able to match. Tom would never leave as long as work was left to be done. He lived his personal life in the same spirit. He was always there when he was needed. There will always be a place where Tom will live in each of us who knew him. I will miss him.
Dennis Hudson
January 13, 2009
Tom was a man you could always count on.
tom foster
January 13, 2009
I was saddened to hear about Tom's leaving us. He was a great volunteer firefighter and a good friend. I remember all of the remodels that we had to slide under the permit counter and the summer that we had the Hydroplane in the barn was memorable. Tom had a big heart and was a charter member of the Sheri's Restaurant after drill club and the Denny's after a big fire club. I will miss his laugh and friendly smile. He was very proud of his kids and we heard about what fantastic things they were doing every week. I am also certain that George and Steve were there to greet Tom when he got to heaven.
Len Champion Captain F.D.#1 retired
January 13, 2009
Sorry to learn of Toms' death. I remember Tom as a dedicated hard working volunteer firefighter with Fire District 1. Tom was the kind of guy you were glad to have around, and could count on as a friend. I remember how proud he was of his son playing football.
Rick Bell
January 12, 2009
I first met Tom when he was a volunteer firefighter with Fire District No. 1. Tom was dedicated and hard working, and if there was a difficult task that no one else was wiling to take on, he would throw himself into it with everything he had. Tom was unusually big physically, but God endowed him with a heart that was even bigger. I don't think I've ever met anyone who was kinder or more gentle.
Joanna Henry
January 12, 2009
My condolences to all. Tom was a great man. When life gave you mountains to climb Tom would take you under his wing and guide you through. Tom will be greatly missed.
Ken Rutz
January 12, 2009
It was an honor and pleasure to work with Tom. He was one hard working guy who would never leave if there was work left to do. We would sit and talk for hours about football, NASCAR and he would share his life experiences. Tom was in fact noted for his life experiences around here at the bus company. Whenever someone was experiencing a difficulty in life the standard advice would be, ask Tom Cable, he knows something about everything. We'll sure miss Tom, he was a great guy.
Deb Jeans
January 12, 2009
Toms Family,
I am so sorry to hear of Tom's passing. I used to work with him at Phil Carson Cars and he was always so helpful and really cared about everybody. He was so warm and sincere and I will always remember him as a big old teddy bear. We used to sit and joke while he worked on the cars and he always had a smile.
Chris Bush
January 11, 2009
Tammy and Shirley,
We are were so sorry about Tom's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. He is in good hands.
Love,
Chris and kids
Annette Swank
January 11, 2009
Shirley, Tommy and Tammy - Big Tom will be greatly missed! I will always remember his laugh and he always had a joke or a story to tell. You are always in my thoughts and prayers.
Pam Sims
January 11, 2009
I fell in love with Thomas when he was my Trainer @ Coach USA in 2003.He would have his thermos of coffee (sometimes giving me a guzzle)Talking of his wife and kids while sitting on the side of the road broke down. Letting me sit by him out at the smoke bus stop.He made me feel welcome there as a new person.He was a great guy.Thanks Tom!
Cindy & Dick Hougardy
January 11, 2009
Our sincerest condolences to Tom's family. Tom was such a unique individual who will be greatly missed...
I'll always be looking over my shoulder to see if he is sitting at a slot machine nearby!
May your memories of him be remembered fondly, as they will for me.
Bill Matthies
January 10, 2009
Shirley, Tammy, and Tom Jr. so sorry to read of Toms passing. He was a very kind and gentle man.I always enjoyed his visits to the office when Shirley and I worked together. I know he will be missed. My prayers are with you all.
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