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 Obituary from "The Californian", Salinas, CA
July 12, 2007
Thomas Mark Suderman, 37, of Veneta, Ore., passed away unexpectedly from a work-related accident on Friday, June 6, 2007, in Eugene, Oregon.
Tom was born April 17, 1970, in Mariposa.
He lived in Monterey County for more than 10 years and relocated to Oregon two years ago. While in Monterey, he worked for Alta Lift, Quinn and Hyster Companies.
Tom was a wonderful friend to everyone who knew him, with many succumbing to his sense of humor, quick wit, and affable personality. He enjoyed riding all-terrain vehicles. Everyone who knew him enjoyed his repertoire of jokes and thrilling riding stories.
Survivors: Daughter, Aida Kastania; parents, Dan and Violet; brothers, Mike and Tim; and sister, Connie.
Military: Tom was a U.S. Army veteran.
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Brandon Pearce
WOW..Thomas was a great and funny guy. We went to that crazy private school in our 4th grade together way out there by the dump. Thomas was the first person I ever got into a fight with. It was very one sided, he basically held me in a head lock and let me have it. I remember deserving it too. My condolences to his family. I will always have great memories of our childhood together...Brandon PearceJim Egan
I had no idea. Tom was a very nice person to just about everyone he new or came in contact with. He had a very witty yet dry sense of humor that I'm sure most who new him will fondly remember. Very very sad.....Robert Shepherd
i'm personally sorry to hear about Tom. He was always had a wonderful personality, and fantastic sense of humor. I always knew that if i was pissed off, to find Tom and I always felt better afterwards.We will all miss you.Tara Hill (Bright)
What a shocking thing to see. I have fond memories of Tom going all the way back to Kindergarten and first grade. One day I just decided to get off the bus at his house. I guess that just goes to show how nice he was, I just invited my self on over as a first grader and he never complained he just welcomed me. My sympathy goes out to his family on their lose.Tanya Nichols (Carroll)
Tom was a great guy with a terrific sense of humor. I have a lot of fond memories of him.....particularly of our years out at that "crazy private school by the dump" as Brandon called it LOL Tom was seriously competitive academically. I remember our teachers in 4th-6th grade had charts on the walls with little shiny stars for who had the top grades and there were a few of us that battled it out. Tom was so darned smart he was hard to beat in test scores! I also have a lot of fond memories of all our kickball, basketball, softball and football games on that rocky dirt field out by the dump. How many times did you twist an ankle on those rocks out there Brandon LOL????