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Thomas Edward Shimon


Thomas Edward Shimon, age 57, of 1326 N. 27th Street, Sheboygan, died at his home Wednesday morning, December 6, 2006, as a result of Amytropic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.


Tom was born at Holy Family Memorial Hospital in Manitowoc on May 15, 1949, a son of Norbert E. and Irene M. (Vondrachek) Shimon. He attended Holy Rosary Catholic School in New Holstein and was a 1967 graduate of New Holstein High School.


Tom served in the U.S. Navy from Sep. 20, 1968 to Sep. 19, 1974. An Electronics Technician Second Class (ETR2), he was primarily assigned to the destroyer tender, USS Samuel Gompers (AD-37), known by her crew as "Fast Sam." The ship was homeported in San Diego, CA, and was deployed to the Philippine Islands, Taiwan, and Vietnam in the western Pacific (WESTPAC).


On May 1, 1971, Tom was united in marriage to Linda Lee Hauch at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Sheboygan. From 1975 until his retirement this year, Tom was the manager of Aladdin's Castle in Sheboygan.


Tom was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church. He was an active member of the American Legion, Prescott-Bayens post 83, in Sheboygan. He served as post commander from 1989 to 1991, and he worked in Badger Boys State. In the early 1990s, Tom served as the coordinator for the Memorial Day parade and activities in Sheboygan.


An accomplished chess player, Tom was a true student of the game. He was an avid sports fan who thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the game, especially the strategy of fantasy leagues. He also had a passion for creative and unique home renovation.


Tom is survived by his wife, Linda; his father, Norbert Shimon of New Holstein; a daughter and her husband, Heather Shimon and Brian Turany of Madison; a son and his wife, Keith and Jennifer Shimon of Grafton; a brother and his wife, William and Susan Shimon of Appleton; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Robert and Shirley Hauch of Sheboygan; a brother-in-law and his wife, Robert and Marie Hauch of Sheboygan; and two sisters-in-law and husbands, Pamela and Peter Behrensprung of Sheboygan, and Cynthia and David Potter of New Jersey. He is also survived by loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives, as well as good friends, especially close friend, Ruth Neisius.


He was preceded in death by his mother, Irene Shimon on February 22, 1979, and a brother, Gary Charles Shimon on October 23, 2006.


A Mass of Christian Burial for Thomas Edward Shimon will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 9, 2006, at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 21st Street and Geele Avenue, Sheboygan. The mass will be celebrated by Rev. John Radetski, pastor of St. Dominic Catholic Church, and Rev. Daniel Lasecki, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Elkhart Lake. Visitation of family and friends will be held at St. Dominic Catholic Church on Saturday, Dec. 9th, from 8:30 a.m. until time of mass at 10:00 a.m. The Rite of Committal and interment will take place at 2:00 p.m., Sat. Dec. 9th, at St. Mary's Cemetery in Reedsville.


Memorials are appreciated for the ALS Association Certified Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin/Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee or the Neurology Dept. at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee.


The family of Tom Shimon deeply appreciates the professional, kind and compassionate care he received from the nurses in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Nicholas Hospital and the nurses of Aurora Visiting Nurses Association, specifically Tonya Smith. They also wish to thank all the members of St. Dominic Catholic Church for their prayers and support.


Shimon Funeral Home of Hartford is directing services, and Novak-Ramm-Ziegler Funeral Home of Sheboygan is providing assistance.


The Sheboygan Press


December 8, 2006
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