THOMAS WOODFIELD SWENSON

Born on MAY 15, 1947 in MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY
Departed AUGUST 27, 2022 in INDIALANTIC, FLORIDA

THOMAS WOODFIELD SWENSON, BORN OF LOIS KUGELMAN AND LAURENCE SWENSON IN MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY ON MAY 15, 1947, DIED UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIS HOME IN INDIALANTIC, FLORIDA, ON AUGUST 27, 2022, AT THE AGE OF 75. TOM IS SURVIVED BY MARIE SWENSON, HIS WIFE OF 21 YEARS, HIS SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW, NANCY AND CHUCK COE, OF CALIFORNIA, AND HIS SISTER, KAREN AND KEN BROWN, IN PENNSYLVANIA. TOM ATTENDED LEHIGH UNIVERSITY, MAJORING IN BIOLOGY WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON ENTEMOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY AND DELIGHTED IN ANNOUNCING THE LATIN NAMES OF INSECTS THAT CROSSED HIS PATH. TOM WAS A CHEMIST AND SALESMAN FOR PERKIN-ELMER, MANUFACTURER OF BIOCHEMICAL INSTRUMENTS. HIS SPECIALTY WAS HIGH PERFORMANCE CHROMOTOGRAPHY. TOM’S HOBBIES INCLUDED FLY-TYING, FLY-FISHING, GARDENING, POLITICS, BOTH FORMULA 1 AND NASCAR RACING, AND BIRD WATCHING (PARTICULARLY A FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD CARDINAL). ALSO, TOM ANA MARIE ENJOYED WATCHING SCREECH OWLS RAISE THEIR YOUNG IN A NESTBOX HE BUILT AND EQUIPPED WITH NIGHT CAMERAS. TOM WAS A DEVOTED, LOVING, AND SUPPORTIVE HUSBAND. A BRIGHT, FRIENDLY, CHEERFUL PERSON, HE MADE FRIENDS EASILY AND EVERYWHERE, MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS OVER MANY YEARS WITH CO-WORKERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. HE IS AND WILL BE VERY MUCH MISSED