Thomas Fredrick Way

Thomas Fredrick Way, MD Our beloved father, grandpa, brother and uncle died on January 4, 2011, in Tucson, Arizona, and entered into the hands of our Lord Jesus. A Roman Catholic man who lived the Gospel of Life by his example through the very end of his life, was born July 18, 1930, in Manchester, Michigan, to Orville and Louise Way. A graduate of Manchester High School, and Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, he had a deep passion for the healing arts and a thirst for the knowledge of how our bodies worked. Thomas attended St. Louis University Medical School in St. Louis, Missouri and became a Medical Doctor who, for the majority of his career, practiced solo as a General Surgeon in Merced, California. Before moving to Merced, Thomas married his wife, Therese Kuti and started their 52 years of marriage together. Thomas served as a Captain in the Army and was stationed in Korea, Ft. Ord in Monterey, California and Squaw Valley, California for the 1960 Winter Olympics. Thomas ultimately settled in Merced, California where he and his wife raised their eight children. He vigorously defended his Catholic faith and spread the Message of the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to all. In his spare time he loved to fish anywhere and everywhere from the Gulf of Mexico to Northern Alaska. He fished alone, with friends and with family. In the last six years of his life, he and his wife moved to Tucson, Arizona, where he celebrated and shared the lives of his children and grandchildren. He was a parishioner of St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, and later St. Cyrils Catholic Church. He is survived by his eight children, Bernie (Rhonda), Patrick (Penny), Teri Lu Stewart, Lisa Baricevic, Thomas, Jana, Marilynn Schicker (Todd) and Robert (Toni). He was blessed with 26 grandchildren. He is also survived by three brothers, Kenneth (Kathleen), John Francis and Bernard (Ethel) and one sister, Geraldine (Clare) as well as many nieces and nephews. Donations should be made to The Marians of the Immaculate Conception, Eden Hill, Stockbridge, MA 01263. Visitation 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Sunday, January 9, 2011 at BRING'S BROADWAY CHAPEL, 6910 E. Broadway with Rosary recited at 7:00 p.m. Mass will be offered 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 10, 2011 at Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church, 1800 S. Kolb Rd. Entombment to follow at Our Lady of the Desert Mausoleum.