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Thomas LaPak Obituary
Born December 24, 1946, in Evanston to Raymond and Mary (Smit) LaPak, Tom married Vernette Proeber on Sept. 16, 1967 in Rolling Meadows. Tom was an office manager for Cooper Tools for over 35 years. Tom enjoyed fishing, going to car shows and fixing up his '57 Chevy.
Thomas is survived by his wife; children, Kurt (Nicole) LaPak, of Marengo, Tommy (Connie) LaPak, of Carpentersville, Amee (Danny) Manzella of Hoffman Estates; grandchildren, Taylor (Jessica) Burnham, Aubry (Zach) Johnson, Brandon (Sami) LaPak, Kurt T. LaPak, Nancy LaPak, Paulie Manzella, Jake LaPak, Sonny Manzella, Aidan Roeder, and Nicolas Roeder; and great-grandchild Leighton LaPak.
He was predeceased by his parents; son Jeff LaPak; his sisters Patricia Doman and Nancy Schaefer; and his brother Jerry LaPak.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Memorials may be given to: Donate | National Kidney Foundation
A Memorial Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 pm Saturday, February 4th, 2023, at Olson's Cooper Quiram Chapel, 202 E. Main St., Genoa, IL 60135 Chapel with a prayer service at 4:45 pm.
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