Tarmo Loigu

Tarmo was my next door neighbor and probably the first person I met in Lakewood when we moved to town in summer of 1960. He was a gentle quiet soul. It was a blessing to have him and his family as neighbors since they were good people and, as Estonians, opened my eyes to another culture rich in art, music and other aspects of their community as well as another perspective about the USA. Tarmo was a talented musician with a trumpet as his instrument. I remember him showing and playing with his impressive train set in his basement. We would walk or ride our bikes over to Rockies with some others from the neighborhood to swim in the lake or play any number of games out on our dead end street. We rode our bikes a lot together. He also had a passion for fast cars which I guess he got from his older brothers. In addition to his musical skills, Tarmo was also a very talented photographer with a keen eye and the technical prowess to shoot, develop and print his work. He was a good guy.