Birth date: Jul 4, 1941 Death date: Apr 19, 2009
William T. (Tom) Edwards July 4th, 1941 - April 19th, 2009 The son of William T. (Bill) and Alice (Michaelson) Edwards, has gone to be with the Lord. Tom was the owner of the Service Fuel Logging and Clearing Company. He was a stu Read Obituary
I wanted to say goodby and thank you for the good times. The times at the ocean when you dug the clams and I made clam chowder. The things you brought in from the garden and I canned them. Thank you to for three children we had together. I love you for that and hope to see you again somewhere, sometime. Goodby##imported-begin##Alice Gilbert (Edwards)##imported-end##
Tom will be missed by all that he met on his journey through this life as to have known Tom was to be touched by a very special person.
I will always remember the talks Tom and I had when he would call talk to Frank about the haul for the next day. Tom always encouraged me to keep the faith after my stroke and that I could accomplish anything if I just kept my faith in God and believed in myself.
We went to see Tom at T.G just a week before and him and Frank were making plans to be recovering phone pals as they were to both be getting out of the hospitals about the same time. We are very blessed to have had Tom as our friend. He has a very special place in Frank's heart and mine as well. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this very tough time. We know we will see Tom again on the landing in Heaven surrounded by timber.
Thank you Tom for touching our lives.......##imported-begin##Frank and Denise Swetz##imported-end##
I will remember all the good times we had. The garden, you grew it and I canned it. The ocean, you dug the clams and I cooked the chowder. The children, you planted the seeds and I had three beautiful children. They multiplyed and we enjoyed thier children. I remember how much we loved each other. That is a lot to remembering and I will remember you the rest of my life and if I am lucky enough to live to see our greatgrandchildren I will tell them what a great person you were.##imported-begin##Alice Gilbert (Edwards)##imported-end##
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You were like a father to me. You were a good hearted soul. You will truly be missed by me. Thank-you for allowing me to marry Steve and produce (2) of your grandchildren - Mickel & Malissa.
The things I remember:
The time at the ocean when Steve, Mickel & I (Malissa was not born yet)camped out on the edge of Pacific Beach in a tent and it poured down rain all night. We finally had to pack up the tent when it started filling up with water and it collapsed around 3:00 a.m. We headed to the 2 bedroom cabin that Nick and you had rented and we all piled in along with Tom and William who also had been rained out. We made the best of it.
I remember you driving the old cop car down the beach until you found your spot where we could build a fire. You would get out your lawn chair, kick off your shoes and let the sand go between your toes while the kids ran around and us adults would go down the beach in the truck to tow back logs for the fire.
I remember you shaking your finger at Steve for showing Mickel how to make sparkler explosives. Then you would watch blow things up and you would say to me "boys will be boys", even the big ones.
I will always love you and miss you. Have fun in the sand and build a sandcastle for me.
-Carrie##imported-begin##Carrie Taylor (Edwards)##imported-end##
The Haire Family knew Tom Edwards for many years as a logger on the Haire tree farm near Swan Creek Park. Together with his brother Nick, Tom worked tirelessly to thin and improve the Haire forest and, today, the forest is an official wildlife refuge. We are certain that if it were not for Tom's skill in the woods our forest would have never grown healthy enough to qualify as a wildlife refuge. Over the years, Tom became a close friend of the Haire family. We probably spent more time talking with Tom than we spent in the forest. Tom was more than a logger; he was an outstanding communicator and had great skill in making friends. William Haire, Sr. and Tom spent hours discussing their mutual history in the City of Tacoma. Tom also taught Dan Haire the proper and safe manner in which to fell a tree and work in the woods. Once Dan assisted Tom on some legal matters. Tom is remembered as an honest and hard working man with the highest integrity. We have chosen not to attend the funeral because we do not want to disrupt our lasting images and memories of Tom, his chain saw, and our time spent together in the Haire Forest at Swan Creek Park. We will always remember Tom as we walk through the forest. Rest in Peace, Dear Friend. The Haire Family.##imported-begin##Haire Family, William, Mary, Dan, Natasha, William Jr., Danielle##imported-end##
