[Tall-Corn] Obituary for Tom Davis

[Lora Van Lent]

Thank you, Aprilil   for Sharing Tom.s obit with us.  I remember Joe and I
going and picking Linda andTom  up for NFB Chapter meetings..      LorA vAN
lENT

On Wed, Jul 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM April Enderton via Tall-Corn <
tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Thomas Alan (Tom) Davis, Sr. passed away July 28, 2025, after a seven-year
> battle with cancer. Tom was born June 1, 1947, to Charles and Edith
> (Morris) Davis in Des Moines, Iowa. Tom graduated from the Iowa Braille and
> Sight Saving School in Vinton, Iowa. Following high school, Tom received
> training from the Iowa Commission for the Blind and masseur training in St.
> Paul, MN. Tom worked as a masseur for ten years. In 1968, Tom married Joan
> Ahrens. This union produced two children: Tom Jr and Angel Michelle. Tom
> returned to Des Moines in 1978 and worked several years as a typist for the
> state of Iowa. In 1981, Tom married Linda Walter.
>
> Tom enjoyed reading, watching the weather and composing songs on the
> piano. He even recorded an album. Tom loved life and the great outdoors. He
> enjoyed fishing, camping and hunting. One of his greatest achievements was
> shooting a deer despite his blindness. In nice weather, Tom could often be
> seen grilling.
> Tom was an avid sports fan. The Chicago Cubs, Iowa Hawkeyes and the Kansas
> City Chiefs were his favorite teams.
> Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Edith Davis;
> siblings, Gary of Des Moines, Randy of Beloit, WI and Donna Tuttle of Des
> Moines; granddaughter Paige Grunig of Joplin, MO; and his leader dogs:
> Ryan, Shadow and Daisy. Those left to cherish his memory include his loving
> wife of 44 years, Linda Davis of Des Moines; sister, Rhonda (Bob) Porter of
> Altoona; sister-in-law Jerri Davis of Des Moines; children Tom (Rochelle)
> of Springfield, MO, and Angel Turner of Springfield, MO; eight
> grandchildren, several great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
> In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Kiya Koda Animal
> Shelter in Indianola, Iowa or Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Carlisle, Iowa.
> A visitation of remembrance is scheduled on Monday, August 4, 2025, at
> 10:00am at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1100 Market St, Carlisle, IA 50047.
> Funeral service will start promptly at 11:00am also at the church. A
> traditional burial is scheduled at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 7601 Fleur
> Drive,
> Des Moines, Iowa 50321 at 2:00pm.
>
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