Tommy Sanger
Tommy Joe Sanger 1984-2009 Tommy Joe Sanger, 25, died at home early Saturday morning, August 22, of diabetic complications. Born April 19, 1984, he was the son of Heidi and Scott Sanger. He grew up in Boise, Idaho and graduated from Capitol High School.
After graduation, Tom joined the U.S. Navy and graduated from boot camp and Hospital Corpsman School at Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Following his training he was stationed at the Rhode Island Newport Naval Station where he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. To his devastation, Tom was medically retired from the Navy, after which he continued to live and work in Rhode Island until his return home last September.
Tom is survived by a daughter, Julia Rose; his parents; three brothers, Tristan, Travis, and Trevor; maternal grandparents Sandra and Toby Martin; Aunt Linda, cousin Eric; Aunt Mimi, cousins Samantha and Jillian; paternal grandmother Diana Sanger; Aunt Rhonda (Jeff) Schafer, cousins Georgia, Audra, Wyatt, and Wade; Aunt Mona Sanger, cousin Kayla, Uncle Ron Arritola; and Aunt Kelli (Jay) Carmony. Tom was preceded in death by his cousin Alex Arritola.
Heidi, Scott, Tristan, Travis, and Trevor,
My thoughts and prayers are with you all. Tommy was a wonderful brother, son, father, friend, and student. We will greatly miss him.
I just wanted you to know how sorry I am that we have all lost Tom. I saw him with his daughter and he truely was a great Dad and I am sorry Julia will not get the chance to grow up with him. You are in my thoughts and prayers daily..
Tom was only in my life for a short while, but I just wanted to say how much I still miss him, think of him every day, and wish that he could’ve stayed longer. Sometimes here at school it gets hard, but he’s the one that said work hard and have fun and he assured me everything would be alright. I think of Tom as my guardian angel, he’s helped me through so much this year, I don’t know how I would’ve ever done it without him. So, if he can hear me, then I want to thank him for being my strength to work through the hard things and always rise above all the things that are going wrong.
I just heard about Tommy. I used to hang out with him and the Davis boys. I am so sorry for your loss. This is so heartbreaking