Thomas A. Peterson, age 62, formerly of Elmhurst passed away Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, at his home in Glen Ellyn after a courageous battle with cancer surrounded by his family who will honor his memory by living life to its fullest every day, every moment.
He was born September 27, 1959, the son of John and Marion Braham Peterson.
Tom is remembered by family and friends with love, admiration and for his bravery and optimism. In recent weeks Tom reflected on his great life (his words). He spoke of family, friends, and his work life. Tom was a highly-respected leader and mentor in the financial services industry for more than 35 years. He began his career with Kemper Financial Services and retired while working for Franklin Templeton Investments. His greatest joy was spending time with his family and friends. He loved supporting his children in everything they pursued and was proud of them. One of his favorite memories was being their baseball/softball coach in Elmhurst. He loved playing guitar, his music and playing in his band, Never Too Late. Tom was an avid golfer, and quite good. He was a fan of the Blackhawks and the Cubs. He loved playing games like Scrabble. He was a master at creating scavenger hunts and family trivia games like Jeopardy with items like: “For 100 points, what is the question if the answer is time with Pammy, John, Ally, family and friends.” (The answer is: What did Tom cherish?) Tom enjoyed simple everyday moments as well as traveling. He was kind, caring, generous, goofy, full of surprises, enthusiastic, thoughtful and loved his life with Pam, his hero, most of all.
He is survived by his loving wife Pam; children John and Ally; stepchildren Alyssa (Joey) O’Donnell, Kyle Stevens, and Brandon Stevens; sister Tammy (Clark) Thompson of Geneva, Sue (Al Gaston) of Geneva, Dan (Connie) of Glen Ellyn, Sarah (Derek) Murrell of St. Charles and former wife Margie. He was preceded in death by his parents, his father John on Sept. 11, 2022, and his mother, Marion, on Feb. 4, 1984.
Services for Tom will be held privately. A Celebration of Lives for Tom and his dad, Jack, will be held Sunday, Oct. 2. For information send an email to [email protected]
In lieu of flowers please consider a donation on Tom’s behalf to edwardfoundation.org (the oncology fund for the Cancer Center at Edwards Hospital, Naperville) or glioblastomafoundation.org.
