- Date Of Birth: December 4, 1950
- Date Of Death: March 16, 2022
- State: Ohio
SALEM – Thomas G. Patton, 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Hospice of the Valley – Hospice House, Poland, Ohio, after suffering a stroke at home Saturday. Tom was born on December 4, 1950, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Thomas J. Patton and Mary Madeline (Davin) Patton, who preceded him in death.
Tom will be missed immeasurably by his sisters: Patti (Chuck) Cooper, Denise Patton, Madeline (Joe) Shivers, and Joyce Patton; his nephews and niece, Chad (Lida) Cooper, Thomas (Charlynn Driscoll) Cooper, Lauren Cooper, Joseph (Sarah Meister) Shivers, Brian Shivers, and Nik Itomlenskis; his great nieces and nephews, Maggie Driscoll, Dare, Eve, Cain and Bay Cooper and Owen Shivers; many Davin and Patton cousins; and friends near and far.
Tom attended Central Catholic High School (Pittsburgh) until his family moved to Salem. He was a graduate of Salem High School, class of 1968. Tom graduated magna cum laude in 1972 from the University of Notre Dame (South Bend, Indiana).
Tom had a varied career, working for Burrows, Huntington Bank, Stauf’s Coffee Roasters/Cup o’ Joe, and Visiting Angels. However, his true calling was the theater. For a period in the ’80s he lived in Los Angeles pursuing “the dream.” He returned to Ohio to be closer to his family in the early ’90s.
Tom was an exceptional baker and shared his delicious creations with friends and family throughout his life. In recent years, customers of LiB’s Market (Salem) and members of Greenford Christian Church were able to purchase his famous butter tarts.
Tom will be missed for his talent for languages, quick wit, beautiful singing voice, encyclopedic knowledge, flair for the dramatic, and love of literature and music, especially opera. However, Tom will be missed most for his love, kindness, and support for those closest to him.
Tom’s sisters are grateful to the staff of Mercy Health – St. Elizabeth Hospital (Youngstown) and Hospice of the Valley – Hospice House (Poland) for the excellent, kind, and attentive care that they provided to Tom in his last days.
Tom will be interred in the family plot at Calvary Cemetery (Pittsburgh) later in the spring.
