Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there; I do not sleep;
I am a thousand winds that blow;
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain;
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and weep;
I am not there; I did not die.
Anonymous
Thomas M. Walsh was born February 10, 1916 to Angeline F. Rollinger and Michael A. Walsh
in Tacoma, Washington. He was the second child of five.
He entered the U.S. Army in 1944 and served in the European Theater of
Operations until the end of World War II. Returning home, he married
Dorothy F. Burk. In 1950, he was called to duty in Korea where he was wounded and
sent home.
Tom was a loving husband and father. He and Dorothy had three children, Gregory, Therese, and Timothy who will miss him very much. He was preceeded in death by Dorothy who passed away December 2, 1983, and by his second wife Violet who passed away January, 1991.
Tom enjoyed golfing and fishing. Later, he got into
crafting figurines from wood, a hobby he got quite good at!
See below for some of Tom's wood art!
Tom served for 22 years in the U.S. Army, he retired in 1964 and moved
his family to Olympia, Washington.
He started work at the State Corrections Center in Shelton as a guard, later
moving to the mail facility. He
retired from the State in 1983.
Tom is survived by his brother Larry, Hartstene Island, and his sister Mary,
Seattle. His daughter Therese, So.LakeTahoe, sons Gregory, Olympia and
Timothy, So. Lake Tahoe. Grandsons Michael, Olympia, Keegan and Forest,
So. Lake Tahoe. Granddaughters, Ailiah, Danielle Maria, and Rachel Theresa
(b. Feb 21, 1987 - d. Aug 7, 1987) So. Lake Tahoe, and
Great-Granddaughter, Katlyn, Olympia.
