- Date Of Birth: June 9th, 1949
- Date Of Death: September 9th, 2011
- State: Indiana
Thomas Victor Root, 62, of Bloomington In. died unexpectedly 9 September, 2011, after suffering a ruptured aorta while on a video shoot for a children’s museum fundraiser at the Bloomington Convention Center.
The son of Charles Root, a member of the US Army in Europe during WWII, and Irene Ritter Root, he was born 9 June 1949, in Linz, Austria. Graduating from Ambassador College in Bricket Wood, England in 1973, he went on to serve as pastor for the Worldwide Church of God in Europe and America for nearly two decades, officiating at numerous weddings and church functions on both continents. He completed much of the graduate course at California State University, Los Angeles toward a master’s degree in counseling psychology before moving to Indiana with his wife in 1999 from San Diego, California to their Bloomington home, where he also served in career counseling for Indiana University. Most recently, he was the owner of Video Solutions in Bloomington, IN.
Victor was an avid lifelong reader, stamp collector, organic gardener, and problem solver. He loved motorcycles, guns, poetry, art, opera and rock ‘n roll. He dearly loved his Family, both his wife’s and his own. Victor was known as a gentleman, a deep intellect, and a quick wit to his family, business associates, and friends.
In addition to his wife, Kathy/Katie Snyder Root, he is survived by his sister Desiree Root of Switzerland and brother Thomas Gregory Root of California; his children Robert Root and fiancée Lori, and Katrina Root Madero, son-in-law Dean Madero, grandson Ethan, all of Australia; step-son Blair Jones, grandchildren Alexa and Wyatt, all of Evansville IN; and a number of nieces, nephews, in-laws, cousins, aunts and uncles residing in Indiana, Texas, California, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Colorado, New York, New Jersey and Germany, including his father-in-law, John K. Snyder.
