Michael J. Tom
Visitation: Friday, June 18, 2021 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM at the funeral home.
Funeral Service: Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 3:00 PM also at the funeral home. Following the funeral service cremation will take place.
In lieu of flowers memorials may be made the Tom family. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Michael J. Tom age 54 of Colon, passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 14, 2021 at Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo.
Michael was born on March 1, 1967 in Sturgis, Michigan, a son of the late James Q. Tom and Lois A. Kline.
Michael graduated from Centreville High School with the class of 1985. Michael worked as a Millwright at IAC in Mendon for more than 30 years. Michael loved his family and meeting new people. Those that knew him often referred to him as “Mega Mike”. You could always find Michael with either a fishing pole or a beer in his hands and a lot of times both. Michael was the type of guy anyone could call family.
Michael is survived today by his children: Michael J. Tom II of Colon, Tara Lamons of South Carolina, and Christopher Tom of Michigan, his fiancé Karen Miller of Colon, and a brother David (Stacey) Tom.
Besides his parents Michael was preceded in death by a brother Andrew Tom.
The Tom family will receive friends and relatives from 2-4 and 6-8 PM on Friday, June 18, 2021 at the Schipper Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held Saturday, June 19, 2021 at 3 PM also at the funeral home. Following the funeral cremation will take place.
June 16, 2021 @ 6:04 pm
So sorry for your loss…..I worked with Mike for many years and he was a great person!!! May he Rest In Heaven
June 16, 2021 @ 7:18 pm
Mike was a good dude, didnt matter if i didnt see him for a week or for a year, everytime we would end up standing there talking for an hour. Im sorry for your loss god be with your family.
June 16, 2021 @ 7:48 pm
My mom and Mike’s mom were close friends & first cousins. Mike had that red hair and a sunny disposition. Although Mike was older, he let me tag along for my first rock concert when I was fifteen. He looked out for me & helped shield me from the crushing crowd. We reconnected through Facebook in recent years, where he was unabashedly patriotic and blissfully in love with his fiance. It’s not fair that someone with so much joy had to go so soon. I will miss having that thread from my past to tug on now and then.
June 17, 2021 @ 2:51 pm
Sorry to hear that Dave