Service Details
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Visitation: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Memorial Service: 5:00 p.m.
Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home
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RACINE – Tom passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018 at home with his wife and children at his side after a brief and hard-fought battle with cancer.
Tom was born in Wauwatosa to Gene & Joyce Krohn on October 12, 1941. He was a class of ’59 graduate of Wauwatosa High School. Tom attended Lawrence University and went on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1966. The opening of Case High School in 1966 brought Tom to Racine to teach history for one year. In 1967 he joined the law firm of Constantine, Christensen, and Krohn where he practiced law for 31 years. In 1998 he joined the firm of Dye, Foley, Krohn, and Shannon where he practiced until his retirement in 2007. It was a career he loved and he always enjoyed when the conversation turned to law.
Tom was a past President of Racine Youth Sports and the Racine County Bar Association, a tutor for Cops n Kids and served on numerous boards and committees in the Racine area over the years.
Tennis was Tom’s game and he was highly ranked in the State for many years. Tom got great pleasure following his grandsons’ hockey and basketball. He was a Badger, Brewer and Packer fan to the end. If you wanted a sports fact, he was our guy. Tom loved to ski and spent many wonderful vacations skiing the mountains of Colorado and Utah with his Lawrence buddies and family.
Tom and Mary had great fun with their boat every summer. Any chance Tom got, you would find him out fishing for a ‘keeper’.
Tom is survived by his wife of 27 years, Mary (Sucharda). He will also be lovingly remembered by his children: Lisa & Mel Smith and Alex & Cindy Krohn. He will also be missed by his grandchildren: Charlotte, Amanda, Dakota, Sydney, Spencer, Tommy and Zachary; sister-in- law and brother-in-law, Terry Sucharda Webb and Jerry Webb; his nieces and nephews: Jane, Ryan, & Dan Krohn and Kristen, Christopher, Aiden & Dane Burkard.
Family and friends are invited to meet in the Draeger-Langendorf Funeral Home on Saturday, July 28, 2018 for a visitation from 2:00-5:00 p.m. A brief service will follow at 5:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations to Veterans Outreach of Wisconsin-Racine would be appreciated. You may also check the funeral home’s website for more information.
A heartfelt thank you to the Aurora St. Luke’s extraordinary medical staff, their hospice nurses and Kenosha Aurora Medical Center.
Kathleen and Ed Schroeder says
Lisa, you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Lori & Harold Hermansen says
Tom will always be remembered by us and our three children. He had a unique knack for making everyone around him feel special, especially the children.
Faye Bonini says
A good man gone far too soon. Our love and sympathy to all.
Shah Carson says
To Lisa and Family,
As a friend and colleague, you’ve held a special place in my life for many years now. I was so sad to hear of your sudden loss… My mother was also taken by cancer and it was heartbreaking. I can only imagine how hard it must have been for you, and I’m sending my thoughts and love.
– Shah
George Gissell says
I have been a friend of Tom’s for 50 Years. I was fortunate to have a fun fishing trip with him in May of this year. I will greatly miss him. My deepest sympathy to his family.
joann thorson haas says
Mary, my deepest sympathies to you and your family.
peace+love
Nita and Jon Hodgson says
Mary, You are in our thoughts and prayers. If ever Jon and I can help with any little or big thing please do let us know.
Sincerely,
Nita and Jon.
David, Wife, & Family says
Lisa, My Friend:
Though we have been too-long separated again by time, life & distance, you & your caring nature, feisty spirit, smarts, wit & inspiring compassion are often fondly remembered.
My sympathies for your loss & all the bittersweet moments living includes. Most notably, having to inevitably say a goodbye.
It is my hope that yours to your Dad was not all sad:
No doubt you had many moments about which you two could smile.
All the best to you, Mel, Sydney, Spencer, Alex, MomJo, Mike & your large extended family.
Thank you for being there for me, decades past now, in both good & troubled times.
Dearly,
D.
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