Thomas Fulton Sanders, age 79, of Henderson, Nevada, with deep roots in Racine, Wisconsin, passed away on Thursday, April 18, 2024. He was born in Racine, Wisconsin on March 4, 1945 to Alvin and Genevieve Sanders. He attended Saint Mary’s Catholic school in Racine as a youth, and served Mass at both Saint Patrick’s and Saint Mary’s parish as well as being active in the Boy Scouts of America. Tom graduated from Saint Catherine’s High School in 1963, and later attended the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.
Thomas married his wife and best friend, Georgann Spitzer, on July 31, 1971. He worked for several years as the manager of Racine Country Club until 1984, after which he went on to manage other country clubs in various places in the Midwest and on the East Coast before retiring to Henderson, Nevada during the late 1990s.
Thomas' life was the living image of devotion and dedication to his family whose welfare absolutely and unquestionably came first in each and every circumstance. His other great devotion in equal measure was to the Catholic Church to the point where early in his life he had strongly considered becoming a religious order priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart, and studied for three years at Sacred Heart Minor Seminary in Geneva, Illinois.
Thomas is already very sorely missed. May he rest in peace.
Thomas is survived by his daughter, Kristine Sanders; his son, Eric Sanders; his sister, Mary Boyle (née Sanders); his brother, John Sanders; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Georgann Marie Sanders (née Spitzer) ꭞ2013; his daughter, Erin Marie Sanders ꭞ1974; his father, Alvin Sanders ꭞ1956; his mother, Genevieve Sanders (née Duccini) ꭞ1969; his brothers: Alvin Sanders ꭞ2002 and Richard Sanders ꭞ2006; his sister, Alice Quirk (née Sanders) ꭞ1982; as well as his parents-in-law, George Spitzer ꭞ2010 and Ruth Spitzer (née Weber) ꭞ2010
Visitation for Thomas will be from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM. Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00 AM, both at Saint Lucy’s Catholic Church, 3101 Drexel Ave Racine, WI 53403, (262) 554-1801. He will be laid to rest immediately following at Calvary Cemetery.
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