Thomas "Tom" Wood

Thomas “Tom” Wood, 79, passed away March 3, 2023 at MercyOne after a hard fought battle with cancer.

Tom was born January 19, 1944, in Flint, Michigan. Tom is survived by the love of his life Mary, his wife of 43 years; daughter, Teresa Patrick of Coon Rapids; son, Andrew Wood of Indianola; stepson, Gregory Clausen (Candy) of Des Moines; stepdaughters, Deborah Herr (Scott) of Prospect, OH and Lindy Adam (Tom) of Laguna Hills, CA; 9 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren; sisters, Sherry Lueders and Wendy Wood and many nieces and nephews.

After Tom graduated from Lincoln High School, he completed the City of Des Moines Police Training School. His career in Law Enforcement was with the Des Moines Police Department and the Polk County Sherriff’s Department where he retired on February 1, 2002 after 35 years in Law Enforcement. He also served in the Iowa Army National Guard where he reached a rank of Master Sergeant and received an Honorable Discharge in 1987.

Tom also loved riding motorcycles. He and Mary rode thousands of miles from the west coast to the east coast. They were members of the Blue Knight Law Enforcement Motorcycle group.

Tom was a huge Mickey Mouse fan and dearly loved anything Mickey. He took his granddaughter, Amaya Clausen to Disney World in 2016 and during family visits to California he took grandchildren Luke Chastain and Christa Chastain to Disneyland. He even had personalized license plates that said Mickey.

Tom received his 50 year membership certificate from the Grand Lodge of Iowa on October 3rd, 2022. He was a member of the King David Masonic Lodge #407 and was very active in the Za Ga Zig Shrine where he belonged to many clubs and organizations within the Temple and was Potentate in 2003.

He was preceded in death by his parents John and June Wood, sister Kathy, brother Johnn Wood and son-in-law Dino Patrick.

The family will greet friends Saturday, March 25, 2023, from 11 am to 12 pm with the Memorial Service to follow at 12 pm at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street. Tom will be laid to rest at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be directed to Shriners Children’s Twin Cities Hospital.

Condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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