• Date Of Birth: January 24, 1947
  • Date Of Death: February 8, 2017
  • State: New Mexico

Thomas Burrage, age 70, our husband, father, grandfather, and dear friend, passed away on February 8, 2017, from pancreatic cancer. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Vena and Thomas Burrage; and daughters, Camille and Delina.
He leaves behind his wife, Becky; beloved granddaughter, Layla Bartlett, his son, Dustin Hillerson, MD and his fiancée Emily Brosius and son Corrin; daughter, Kimberly Kupec, grandchildren, Caroline and Chad; daughter, Michele Powell-Thomas, grandchildren, Andrew and Lauren; daughter, Christa Collins, granddaughter, Taryn Bertetto, great-grandson, Landon. He is also survived by his sister, Ruth Breton and husband, Hamilton; nieces, Leslie, Leila, and Gayle Alvarado (Bartolo) and their children.
Tom was born on January 24, 1947 in Ft. Collins, CO. His family moved to Carlsbad, NM in 1948. When he was in fifth grade his family moved to Albuquerque. While attending high school, Tom was very involved in DeMolay, achieving the highest position Master Counselor and highest honor Chevalier. After graduating from Sandia High School in 1965, Tom served in the Navy from 1966-1972 during the Vietnam War, and the Naval Reserves until 1972. He received the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal.
After the Navy, Tom attended the University of New Mexico majoring in Business Administration graduating in 1973. Tom practiced as a CPA in Albuquerque since 1973. Tom held the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation and the Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA). He often spoke on the subjects of family law, economic damages, forensic accounting, taxation and business valuation. Tom co-authored “Divorce and Domestic Relations Litigation: Financial Advisor’s Guide” with Sandra Morgan Little, published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc. He had also authored two chapters of Nancy Fannon’s “The Comprehensive Guide to Lost Profits Damages for Experts and Attorneys.” He had been a contributing editor to the “Guide to Divorce Taxation and the Guide to Tax Planning for High Income Individuals,” published by Practitioners Publishing Company. Tom was an Editorial Adviser to the Journal of Accountancy, Editorial Adviser to the CPA Expert and had been published in both the Journal of Accountancy and the Family Advocate. The National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts named him an Instructor of Exceptional Distinction in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants awarded him the 2007 BV/FLS Volunteer of the Year.

Monday, February 20th, 2017, 10:00am, FRENCH – Wyoming

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