THOMAS LEE CRADER
December 14, 1950 ~ December 29, 2011
Thomas Lee Crader, 61, of Evergreen, Colorado, formerly of Jefferson City, died Thursday, December 29, 2011, at his brothers home in Jefferson City.
He was born on December 14, 1950, in Jefferson City, the son of the late Charles Royal and Matilda Buersmeyer Crader.
He attended St. Joseph Catholic School and St. Peter Catholic School, and was a graduate of Helias High School.
Tom served with the Missouri National Guard.
Tom had worked for Cole County Road Works while living in Missouri and as a self-employed carpenter specializing in custom natural stone walls in Colorado.
He was an avid baseball fan of the Colorado Rockies. He loved to return to Missouri in the spring to mushroom hunt and spend time in the outdoors.
Survivors include: two brothers, Dick (Barbara) Crader, Jefferson City; Larry (Carol) Crader, Jefferson City; and many nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Crader and James Crader, Sr.
Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Crader, officiating.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with a prayer service at 6 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Leukemia Research Foundation, 3520 Lake Avenue, Suite #202, Wilmette, IL 60091-1064; or to the Special Learning Center, 1115 Fairgrounds Road, Jefferson City, Mo 65109; or to the charity of the donors choice.
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
He was born on December 14, 1950, in Jefferson City, the son of the late Charles Royal and Matilda Buersmeyer Crader.
He attended St. Joseph Catholic School and St. Peter Catholic School, and was a graduate of Helias High School.
Tom served with the Missouri National Guard.
Tom had worked for Cole County Road Works while living in Missouri and as a self-employed carpenter specializing in custom natural stone walls in Colorado.
He was an avid baseball fan of the Colorado Rockies. He loved to return to Missouri in the spring to mushroom hunt and spend time in the outdoors.
Survivors include: two brothers, Dick (Barbara) Crader, Jefferson City; Larry (Carol) Crader, Jefferson City; and many nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Crader and James Crader, Sr.
Funeral Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, December 31, 2011, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Crader, officiating.
Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.
Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Friday at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home with a prayer service at 6 p.m.
Memorials are suggested to the Leukemia Research Foundation, 3520 Lake Avenue, Suite #202, Wilmette, IL 60091-1064; or to the Special Learning Center, 1115 Fairgrounds Road, Jefferson City, Mo 65109; or to the charity of the donors choice.
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
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I am deeply saddened to hear my buddy T.C. is no longer with us..He was a good & supportive friend and will be missed. God Bless You T.C. I’ll never forget your kindness.
I am so sorry to hear about Tom’s passing. I am an old girlfriend of the mid seventies. I moved to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. We lost touch but there has always been fond memories of him. I am very saddened that we could not have spoken again. If it is possible, could you email me. Did Tom die suddenly, or had he been ill. Thanyou for your time, I am truly sorry for your loss.
This letter is for my buddy Tom, sorry I didn’t have a chance to see you and say goodbye. I would have told you what a good friend you have been for the past fifteen years and that I always enjoyed your company. If just for a couple of beers at the bar or hanging out at your house and in the past with your little dog CC who at times gave up her couch for me so I didn’t have to drive home after one of our talks covering everything from A to Z. I would have thanked you for turning me on grilled pork shoulder steaks and cheap beer and your advice on many other things. Tom you were one of very few people I cared to call a true friend. I am going to miss you and I already do and it will not be the same up here in the mountains without you. I won’t ever forget. Goodby TomLove you Mike, Kathy, Sadie and Farley
To Tom’s Family: I am so sorry you lost Tom so soon; he really was a great guy with a good heart. I know you’ll miss him as much as we do. I didn’t know that he had passed or about his memorial in Evergreen until last week; so don’t know any facts except he is gone. Tom was a friend of mine (Michael Dean) for the last 15 years. If someday you feel like contacting me I would really appreciate it. Tahoefalls22@msn.com or 720-412-2091Thank YouMike Dean
TC was a good friend and good guy. I was his barber and will miss him and his sweet personality. My condolences to his family
TO THE CRADER FAMILY,I WAS SO SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR LOSS. I WENT TO ST. PETER’S GRADE SCHOOL, AND TOM AND I WERE IN THE SAME CLASS UNTIL HE MOVED TO ST. JOSEPH. WE WERE AGAIN IN THE SAME CLASS AT HELIAS.PLEASE ACCEPT DEEPEST SYMPATHY FROM MYSELF AND MY FAMILYSINCERELY,ELAINE (KROEGER) HERRING(DAUGHTER OF THE LATE JOE AND MARY LOU KROEGER)
We are so sorry for your loss. Tom was our neighbor and dear friend to us. We will miss him.
You have my deepest sympathy; you and Tom are in my thoughts and prayers. I have not seen Tom since our Helias high school days, but I remember his engaging personality and smile; impromptu singing of Beatle songs, especially “Hey Jude”; hanging out with classmates at McDonalds on MO Blvd.; and managing to catch a quick nap during class because he had also been working hard at a part-time job. He was a great person! -Elaine Bode-Oliver
So sorry to hear about Tommy passing. He is with Jim and Charley now. May he rest in peace.
We are very sorry we could not be there for the services. Tom is a very special person and we will miss him dearly, we have many fond memories of him.
TC was a dear friend and I’ll miss him always.
Dick & Larry, Your families will be in my prayers at this time of loss. Please accept my condolences.Joyce
Tommy was a great friend of mine when I was young. He and Ben and I made a trip to Austin Texas in his blue Austin Healy-what memories we made in that thing! He was like a brother to me and I will never forget him. Love you Tommy-Margie Rost
Tom, TC as we called him in Evergreen Colorado was a good friend and surely will be missed by us all. I am very grateful I got to spend quality time with him this summer and early fall. I am honored to have had TC for a friend. RIP My Friend…….
Knew Tommy when we were all abit younger and full of it. He was good.
Our thoughts and prasyers are with you
tom crader was a founding member of our local poker club.he loved to gamble and was dedicated to analyzing all the possibilities. mostly though he loved the socializing, there was never a dull evening with T.C, which was his nickname since there were three toms in our group. whether it was politics,baseball, or the catholic school system tom always had comments that would have us laughing like high school kids , and acknowledging his keen insight.as far as we know there aren’t anymore like tom crader, but we never knew dick or larry.we will miss him
to tom’s family,tom was a close friend for over 30 years , he was well known in evergreen and there was never an easier man to love. he was a simple man who led a very simple life, he had a natural connection to nature and he used no more of anything than he needed.tom loved politics and gave a great deal of thought to his lifes philosophy ,then he lived it. tom crader was an everyman, but better than most.
What a trmendous loss to me and my wife !!! He was such a great freind and brother to me. He will always be with me forever !!! God Bless him and his family, John & Barb Lamana
Dick and Larry, I wanted you to know that I was a friend of Tommy’s for over 30 years and my heart goes out to you and your families. Please send me your address so that I may share my thoughts and pictures of your brother who I loved very much and considered one of my best friends.Warm Regards,Mary Jo Witecki (mj.marcis@gmail.com)