Thomas William St. John, 64, passed away on Sept. 19, 2007. He was born in Boston, MA., moved to Tampa in 1981, and later to St. Petersburg. He is survived by his wife Deborah; his two children: son Thomas Michael and his wife Karen, his daughter, Michelle St. John, all of Tampa; and his stepson, Christopher Barton, of St. Petersburg. Also surviving are Thomas and Michelle’s mother, Rose St. John, of Treasure Island; his two brothers, Michael St. John, of Tampa, and Wayne St. John, of Boston, MA, and his sister, Kathleen Holman, of Boston, MA. He was the proud grandfather to five grandchildren: Stephanie Kay, Thomas Michael Jr. TJ, Mitchell Jacob, Haley Sierra and Ian Thomas, all of Tampa. He was loved and admired by many more family and friends, all of whom will miss him dearly. He was a retired member of the Boston Police Department, and after moving to Tampa, he was a small business owner. He finally retired to St. Petersburg to pursue his real passion, fishing. He could spin a tall fishing tale with the best of them. His other passion was the Bucs; he enjoyed watching them through the good times and more often the bad times. Tom was known to all his friends as a nice guy. He was always the first to offer a helping hand, a bit of advice or any other help he could. He will be missed.
Memorial honors will be held on September 28, 2007 at 9:15am from Bay Pines National Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Veterans Funeral Care, Clearwater.
Should friends desire, donations may be made to the Gold Shield Foundation, P.O. Box 271791, Tampa, FL 33688-1791 in memory of Thomas W. St. John.
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Debbie:
Love and Prayers to you.
Shelly
Love and Prayers to you Debbie, and to all of Tom’s family. Tom was a good friend and will be missed.
Brenda Christopher Peters’ Mom
Our thoughts and prayers are with you Debbie. Katie and I are a phone call away if you ever need anything.
Dear Debbie,
Please accept our most gracious condolences. I’m sure this has been quite a shock and a hardship for you.
Tom seems to have been a really great guy. We’re so happy you had such good years with him.
Please know you are always in our thoughts and prayers,
Much love from us both.
Dear Debbie,
Zan and I want to convey our deepest condolences at your loss.
We will always remember the great times we had together.
We are only a phone call away if there is anything that we can do for you.
Love,
George and Zan
Our thoughts are with all of the family at this time. Sincerely, Manuel and Sister.
His fishing friends will miss him!
Tom, Michele and Families,
Uncle Tom was a great man and we will all miss him very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Love
Beth, Dave, Jimmy and Kyle
Tom, Michele and Families,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Love
Rob and Michael
To Tom, Michelle and Family,
Please accept our deepest condolences for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Frank and Kay Sierra
Dear Kathleen, Michael,and Kevin,
I’ll always remember Tommy as kids growing up and all the fond memories. You were my second family. My deepest sympathies.
Love,
Helen
Dear Debbie, and family. I’m truely sorry for your loss. I’m sure that Ron welcomed him to heaven. No one will feel the loss as much as you. Remember the great times together. If you need anything call me.
Mary Williams and family
Debbie,
I can’t imagine what you must be feeling and it’s hard to know what to say, but know that you’re in my thoughts and more importantly, my prayers.
May God give you comfort and peace during this difficult time.
IN HIS LOVE
Valerie and Joe Cuzzola
DEBBIE,
SORRY YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS IT’S GOT TO BE REAL HARD .JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I’AM THINKING OF YOU AND OF THE TIMES WE HAD TOGETHER SHUCKING OYSTERS IN JEREAN’S BACK YARDand THE PARTIES WE SHARED.WE ALL WILL MISS TOM .
to all the family’ we were shocked to hear of the untimely loss of a loved family member.
Auntie Doris and Uncle Pete
Very sad Tommy and I played together when we were very young.
RogerSherman