Thomas Tjossem

Thomas Lester Tjossem
July 9, 1952 - March 16, 2025

Tom was born in Burbank, California to Willard and Eleanor Tjossem. He is survived by his wife Susan and sons, Ivan of Portland, OR and Erik (Corinne) of Eureka, CA, his sister Dorothy (Jerry) of Big Bear, CA and grandchildren Sawyer, Finley, Dane, Ruby and Aurora and nephews Josh, Ian(Alishia) and David.

He graduated from Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA in 1970 and Colorado School of Mines in 1974 with a degree in Mining Engineering. He began his mining career in uranium in Uravan, Colorado where he met his wife Susan playing volleyball. Over their 47 years together Tom also worked in South Dakota, Utah, California, and Nevada coming to Arizona in 1985 to work for Southwest Energy where he spent the rest of his professional life and for whom he was still doing consulting at the time of his death.

Tom loved being outdoors. In earlier years that included hiking, skiing, camping and 4 wheeling. He loved riding his dirt bike in new places and he shared that hobby with his sons on weekends and summer trips that made special memories with them and stories they cherish. In recent years that meant morning and evening walks and lots of miles swimming after the move to Sun City.

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