TOM Tom Siwula was born in 1926. He is the adoring husband of Mary Siwula and is survived by her, his loving wife of 61 years and his four loving children: Lynne Siwula, Tom Jr. and Terri Siwula, Betsy and Wolfgang Brandt and Jeannie and Mike Connolly. He is also survived by five loving grandchildren: Laura, Molly and Luke Siwula, and Justin and Joseph Connolly. Tom died peacefully and quickly in his home after surviving a long battle with Parkinson's disease. He was born in Akron Ohio, the son of Andrew and Amelia Siwula. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Geology. He never lost his passion for his work in subsurface Geology working in the Oil and Gas industry. He worked for Atlantic Richfield Corp, EnSearch and Yates Petroleum in Artesia, NM. He had a very successful career exploring for oil and gas in Texas and New Mexico and specialized in the Permian Basin. He retired at the age of 65 as a consultant from Yates Petroleum and moved to Albuquerque, NM in 1993. Tom and Mary really enjoyed taking road trips in the US, especially NM, and the West with their camper trailer. Tom served in the US Armed Services in WW2 in Germany. He also served in the Reserve Officers Training Corp during the Korean War. Tom spent many years volunteering his expertise at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, which he loved doing. Before his Parkinson's disease he was an avid runner and enjoyed participating in 10K races. He bravely lived with Parkinson's disease for 15 years with little complaint. He passed due to complications with the disease; however, he remained determined to fight the disease until the end. Tom was a very humble, kind and gentle man with never ending curiosity and a great sense of humor (esp. for Aggie jokes)! He will be very missed by his family and friends. Tom is a Christian believer and faithful member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. The Memorial Mass will be Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012 at 10:30 AM at St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 1502 Sara Road SE, Rio Rancho, NM. Please visit our online guestbook for Tom www.RememberTheirStory.com. FRENCH 9300 Golf Course Rd NW 505-897-0300
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