Thomas Patrick Gaynor

Wenatchee March 4, 1938, with his twin brother Joe to Mary T. Dowling and Joseph F.N. Gaynor. Tom

came from a family of railroaders. His Grandfather Thomas Gaynor was a locomotive engineer on the

Erie Lackawanna railroad, Toms father Joseph was Superintendent of Electrification for the Great

Northern Railway in Wenatchee. Tom attended Wenatchee High School, graduating with the class of

1957. He served 8 years in the army reserve in Wenatchee and Havre Montana. He started with the

Great Northern Railway in 1960 as an electrician apprentice in Havre, transferring to Seattle for a brief

time and then to Spokane in the fall of 1963. He retired after 34 years of service in 1994 due to a

disability.

He enjoyed chatting with friends at the local Chevron station, listening to his extensive music collection

as well as reading and visiting his favorite shops to search for treasures.

Preceded in death by his parents, twin brother Joe, Sister Mary T. (Mimi) Smith, his wife Gwen, and their

beloved dog Bandit.

Survived by his niece Mary T. Gaynor of Edmonds, WA, and dear friend Connie Hirst of Hauser Idaho.

Always kind, generous and a great storyteller, he will be missed by many.

No funeral will be planned at his request. His place of rest will be at Spokane Memorial Gardens with his

wife Gwen in the Good Shephard Garden Section C.

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