Thomas Alan Fennimore (12 May, 1941- 11 June, 2023)

Like the timber he cut for over 50 years, Tom Fennimore has been felled. His children and loved-ones were by his side throughout his last days and months. He was greatly loved and respected by many and his loss leaves a hole that only time can heal.

Thomas Alan Fennimore, 82, of Silverton, Oregon, passed away on 11 June 2023, after a tough battle with leukemia. He was born on 12 May 1941 to William and Mamie Helvey Fennimore in Silverton, Oregon. He married Sylvia Charlotte Barth at St. Mary's Catholic Church

in Mount Angel, Oregon on 22 September, 1962. They were married for 50 years prior to her passing in 2013. Tom and Sylvia went on to have 9 children; John (Emma) of Mount Angel, Keith (Carmen), Mark (Noemy), Lloyd and Sam of Silverton, Karl and Glenn of Stayton, Irene McKinney of Elgin, and Sarah of Portland.

Tom grew up in the Silverton hills and in 1959, at the age of 18, he began work in the logging industry as a choker setter. He became a timber cutter later, a job he held for the next 50 years, retiring at the age of 70. He loved his family, dogs, hunting, gardening, and being in the outdoors. He was a volunteer firefighter in Mount Angel for 13 years until his work schedule forced him to resign. He was strong-willed, hard-headed, and set in his ways, but, his presence and demeanor were greatly respected by all who knew him.

Tom was predeceased by his wife Sylvia, parents William and Mamie Fennimore, his brothers Tim, David, and William, jr. He is survived by his nine children, 23 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren, his brother Robert, his sisters LaVeta Kowash, Kathleen Robinson, and Colleen (Lex) Barth.

Graveside services will be held at the Holy Rosary Cemetery, Scotts Mills, Oregon located on Ettlin Loop on Friday 16 Jun 2023, at 1100am. Arrangements by Unger Funeral Chapel. The family wishes to express their appreciation to the Bristol Hospice Foundation for their care and thoughtfulness throughout this time.