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Thomas Feurtado Obituary
Service will be held at Cowell's Beach on Saturday August 5th for Thomas "Big Daddy" Feurtado who died of Lung Cancer at his home, surrounded by his family, in Palm Desert. He was 54 years young.
He was a native of Santa Cruz, attended Branciforte Elementary School and Branciforte Junior High School. He graduated from Soquel High in 1969, lettering in Varsity Football, his junior and Senior years. He was proud to be the Defensive Captain and on the All County Football Team his senior year.
He worked at Salz Tannery for 13 years and later worked for the City of Santa Cruz for 14 years.
He was married to 3 wonderful women during his life and remained close to all of them.
He loved the ocean, he surfed for more than 30 years. He moved over to the Big Island of Hawaii to surf in the early 1980's for 2 years. His second love was playing golf. For many years he and a close group of his friends would take golf vacations to the Palm Springs area. Upon his retirement he moved to the desert to play golf full-time.
Tom is survived by his daughter, Jenna O'Horan of Venice, FL., her husband Kevin and grandson Aidan O'Horan; son Joseph Feurtado of Santa Cruz, CA. Brothers, Mariano Rich Feurtado of Seattle, WA., and Peter Feurtado of Santa Cruz, CA and sister-in-law Laura-lee Feurtado, of Kailua, HI, his uncle and aunt Leroy and Helen Pera of Santa Cruz, CA and his aunt Martha Pazziglia of Camel, CA. as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.
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Pete Feurtado
June 17, 2006
Tom, I think about you everyday. You taught me things about baseball and football that helped me a lot. We went on many surf trips throughout California, Hawaii and Mexico. My favorite times that we surfed, were in Hawaii on the Big Island. You have helped me in life tremendously. I will miss you and love you forever. See you in the next life.
Love Pete
Mariano "Rich" Feurtado
June 13, 2006
Tommy you will be loved and remembered by lots of people from different walks of life. I will always remember all of the good times we had as children and the special times we had as young adults. Life is too short but you filled yours with with lots of special times with family and friends. I look forward to August 5th when we paddle out at Cowells beach to spread your ashes where we spread our brother Johnny's ashes a few years back...........
Love you Bro
Mariano "Rich" Feurtado
Sean & Annette Byrne
June 11, 2006
Our love and prayers go out to Tom and all his family and friends...
Love Sean and Annette Byrne
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