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Thomas Ryder Obituary
Tom was born on July 4, 1949 in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Allison and Virginia (Ladach) Rider. He worked for Evans Tempcon in Grand Rapids as Supervisor for many years, retiring in 2017. Tom enjoyed the outdoors and going fishing. He could fix anything and especially loved his tractors. He built the family home from the basement up. Tom was a Veteran of the United States Army.
He was preceded in death by grandsons, Alexander Ryder and Xavier Albaitis, and his great grandson.
Tom is survived by his wife of 53 years, Jean (Tomes) Ryder; his children, Thomas (Lisa) Ryder, Michael (Kelley Moore) Ryder, Jennifer (Alan) Albaitis; Matthew (Aimee) Ryder; his grandchildren, Jeremy Ryder, Michayla (David) Ahrens, Jessie (Dustin) Herl, Jamie Ryder, Ryan Ryder, Amelia Ryder, Emmerson Albaitis, Violet Albaitis; his great-grandchildren, his brother, Brett Rider; and several other relatives and friends.
Private services will be held.
The family suggests that memorial contributions be given in Tom's name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
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John
January 31, 2024
My twin brother Tom and I were complete opposites in almost everything we did. He was the larger of the twins, first born. He was mechanically inclined and we collected bike parts in our neighborhood on garbage day. He would make bikes from parts and we learned how to fix and repair them. He moved on to cars and honed his skills at repairing generators, alternators, and starters for all makes of automobiles. I called him Doctor Tom for his ability to repair any of those items that came into shop. When the army came calling it effectively separated us from each other and we went our separate ways. He is missed by all his brothers and sisters.
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