Obituary
of Thomas Carey Trimble
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Thomas
C.
Trimble died unexpectedly during his daily run in
Thom
is survived
by his devoted wife, Mary; his children from a prior marriage, Carolina
and
Jacqueline; his parents, Gerald and Jacqueline of Santa Maria; and
siblings Lynn
of San Diego and Rebecca of Forestville.
Thom
was born
July 2, 1959 in Pontiac, Michigan. He
graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in1981 with a degree in
mechanical
engineering and was a member of the Cal Poly cross country team. After graduation, Thom moved to the Bay area
to join Pacific Gas and Electric Company where he worked as an engineer
for 34 years.
A
lifelong
athlete, Thom actively encouraged and inspired his daughters in the
sports of
softball, basketball, soccer and even pole vaulting.
His bedtime stories to his daughters during
their early years were animated and often original with his own sound
affects. Thom was passionate and deeply
engaged in his
daughter’s education. Thom exemplified
how learning begins at home, and how exciting and meaningful learning
can be.
Through his presence and guidance he sought to inspire in his daughters
a desire
to learn new things in and out of school.
Thom
and his
close friend, Professor John Monteverdi, shared a unique passion, they
were
avid tornado chasers. But perhaps Thom
was best known for his love of running.
A passion he shared with Mary.
Thom was an active and dedicated member of the East Bay Striders.
A
life celebration
service will be announced soon. Details
will
be available at http://personal.linkline.com/trimble/Thom
and at the Hulls Chapel Website.
Condolences
can be sent to Mary at mtrimble@rina.com
In lieu of flowers, contributions
can be made
to the Thom Trimble Memorial Fund for the education of his daughters
(Wells
Fargo Bank account #5242617735).
The
family
would also like to thank those persons on the running trail who tried
to help
Thom at his moment of crisis.