Thomas Van Gessel

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Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory

Posted event

July 8, 2025

Jul

Service

11:00 a.m.

Church of the Holy Spirit

403 Scofieldtown Road, STAMFORD, CT 06903

Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory

Posted an obituary

July 8, 2025

Thomas Gessel Obituary

Thomas Van Gessel moved on from a wonderful earthly life on July 6, 2025. Indeed, every day had a positive component for Tom, the ultimate optimist whose rallying cry was "it's all about attitude". This outlook allowed a poor Grand Rapids kid... Read Thomas Gessel's Obituary