Thomas "Tom" Lawrence Garrard completed his journey on this earth July 31, 2010, after a short but difficult battle with cancer. He was 55.
Tom was born June 15, 1955, in Burley, Idaho, to Lawrence and Audrey Garrard. He was raised in the Mini-Cassia area with his family, which included three sisters and one brother. He attended schools in Rupert and graduated from Minico High School. Tom married Susan "Suzy" Pearson on March 20,1981. At that time, he became the father of Laela Zismer, who he always considered his own daughter. Tom's son, His best fishing buddy, Leonard Thomas, was born Sept. 26, 1981.
Tom was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, brother, sister, mother and stepmother. He is survived by his spouse of 29 years, Suzy; his children, Laela (Kirt) Wilmot and Leonard (Marcy) Garrard; grandchildren, Jayma, Jayden, Caela, Kristoffer, Rueben and Kevin; his father, Lawrence Garrard; brother, Randy (Cindy) Garrard; sisters, Lola (Pat) McMurtry, Becky (Lee) Rogers and Belva Rhodes; and many nieces and nephews. He Also has lots of love for the family that became his through his marriage.
Tom was born June 15, 1955, in Burley, Idaho, to Lawrence and Audrey Garrard. He was raised in the Mini-Cassia area with his family, which included three sisters and one brother. He attended schools in Rupert and graduated from Minico High School. Tom married Susan "Suzy" Pearson on March 20,1981. At that time, he became the father of Laela Zismer, who he always considered his own daughter. Tom's son, His best fishing buddy, Leonard Thomas, was born Sept. 26, 1981.
Tom was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, brother, sister, mother and stepmother. He is survived by his spouse of 29 years, Suzy; his children, Laela (Kirt) Wilmot and Leonard (Marcy) Garrard; grandchildren, Jayma, Jayden, Caela, Kristoffer, Rueben and Kevin; his father, Lawrence Garrard; brother, Randy (Cindy) Garrard; sisters, Lola (Pat) McMurtry, Becky (Lee) Rogers and Belva Rhodes; and many nieces and nephews. He Also has lots of love for the family that became his through his marriage.
Thomas "Tom" Lawrence Garrard completed his journey on this earth July 31, 2010, after a short but difficult battle with cancer. He was 55.
Tom was born June 15, 1955, in Burley, Idaho, to Lawrence and Audrey Garrard. He was raised in the Mini-Cassia area with his family, which included three sisters and one brother. He attended schools in Rupert and graduated from Minico High School. Tom married Susan "Suzy" Pearson on March 20,1981. At that time, he became the father of Laela Zismer, who he always considered his own daughter. Tom's son, His best fishing buddy, Leonard Thomas, was born Sept. 26, 1981.
Tom was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, brother, sister, mother and stepmother. He is survived by his spouse of 29 years, Suzy; his children, Laela (Kirt) Wilmot and Leonard (Marcy) Garrard; grandchildren, Jayma, Jayden, Caela, Kristoffer, Rueben and Kevin; his father, Lawrence Garrard; brother, Randy (Cindy) Garrard; sisters, Lola (Pat) McMurtry, Becky (Lee) Rogers and Belva Rhodes; and many nieces and nephews. He Also has lots of love for the family that became his through his marriage.
Tom was born June 15, 1955, in Burley, Idaho, to Lawrence and Audrey Garrard. He was raised in the Mini-Cassia area with his family, which included three sisters and one brother. He attended schools in Rupert and graduated from Minico High School. Tom married Susan "Suzy" Pearson on March 20,1981. At that time, he became the father of Laela Zismer, who he always considered his own daughter. Tom's son, His best fishing buddy, Leonard Thomas, was born Sept. 26, 1981.
Tom was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents, brother, sister, mother and stepmother. He is survived by his spouse of 29 years, Suzy; his children, Laela (Kirt) Wilmot and Leonard (Marcy) Garrard; grandchildren, Jayma, Jayden, Caela, Kristoffer, Rueben and Kevin; his father, Lawrence Garrard; brother, Randy (Cindy) Garrard; sisters, Lola (Pat) McMurtry, Becky (Lee) Rogers and Belva Rhodes; and many nieces and nephews. He Also has lots of love for the family that became his through his marriage.
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