Thomas Justin Bednar's Obituary
Thomas J. Bednar passed away at home on 1/21/2017 after a lengthy and bravely fought battle with pancreatic cancer.Tom was born April 13, 1964 in Burlingame, CA, the son of Ronald and Rosemarie Bednar. He graduated from Palo Alto High School in June of 1982. He married Diana on July 21, 2000 at Elliston Vineyards in Sunol.Tom worked as a contractor for Lund Pearson McLaughlin (LPM) Fire Protection. He became a partner of LPM, along with Jim and Joyce McLaughlin in 10/2002. Tom worked for LPM 30 years.Tom was an amazing husband, stepfather, son, brother and friend. He was a very generous, considerate, kind and patient person. He had a great sense of humor, he loved to play golf, go fishing, watch the SF Giants play baseball, and take vacations to warm relaxing beach locations. He was a huge Jimmy Buffet fan and attended hundreds of live concerts.Those who will miss Tom the most include his loving wife Diana Bednar, his mother Rosemarie, his stepson Michael Berry and his wife Tiffany and two granddaughters Tatum and Chandler, his stepson David Berry, Nikay Hurtado and granddaughter Veda, his brother Chris and his wife Karen and two nieces Rachel and Kristen, and his brother Steve, along with many other family members, including in-laws, sisters in-law and brothers in-law, many nieces and one nephew, also a list of very close friends.Tom will be reunited in Heaven with his father, Ronald.Tom’s memorial service will be held at Skylawn Memorial Park, Route 35 at Highway 92, San Mateo, CA., on Friday January 27, 2017. Please arrive at 10:30am.In lieu of flowers the family would like donations send to St. Jude Children’s Cancer Research at http://www.stjude.org/
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