Thomas M. Wolfe

Thomas Michael Wolfe, son of Thomas F. and Jane Francis Reggiani Wolfe, was born, March 6, 1965 in Flanders, New Jersey. He departed this life, Monday, March 9, 2020, in Lake Regional Hospital, Osage Beach, Missouri at the age of fifty-five years, and three days. On July 24, 1993 in Climax Springs, Missouri he was united in marriage to Rhonda Bernice Collins and to this union two children were born. Together they shared twenty-six years of marriage. He was preceded in death by sister and her husband, Tara and Rick Smith and his grandparents, Poppie Charles and Grace Wolfe. Survivors include his wife, Rhonda Wolfe of the home; his two children, Thomas J. Wolfe and Camille S. Wolfe both of Climax Springs, Missouri; his parents, Tom and Jane Wolfe of Climax Springs, Missouri; his three siblings, John A. Wolfe and wife Jill, Joshua Wolfe and wife Brooke and Jennifer Cline and husband Jason all of Climax Springs, Missouri; his grandmother, Cricket Wolfe of Climax Springs, Missouri; his mother-in-law, Janice Widger of Imperial, Nebraska; his father-in-law, Jack Collins of Omaha, Nebraska and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Thomas spent his younger years in Flanders, New Jersey. In 1973 his family moved to Climax Springs, Missouri when he was in the third grade. He graduated from Climax Springs High School in the class of 1983. After graduation, he attended State Fair College and received his Electrical Engineering Degree. He went back east to do construction. While he was there, he made many friends and they had a lot of laughs. He then came back home and worked with Stromborg-Carlson installing telephone switches. He was then sent to Nebraska where he met the love of his life, Rhonda. The moment Rhonda saw him, she knew she had found what she had been looking for. They were united in marriage four years later in Poppies gazebo. He then went to work for Century Telephone in Hardy, Arkansas as an engineer and later moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma and worked for Infinitec and this is where he found his true calling as a salesman. He was the top salesman in the country for whichever company was lucky enough to have him, largely due to his care of his customers who also became his lifelong friends. They then moved back to Strafford in 1999 where Tom and Rhonda started their family in 2000. In 2004, they moved to Climax Springs and made this their lifelong home. He was very proud of his children furthering their education. Tommy is attending University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and Camille is a junior at Climax Springs High School. Tom’s passion was taking care of the family and the family farm, which he had restored. He had started a beef cattle business also, while he was still traveling and making his sales. Tom made a profession of faith and was a member of Climax Springs Presbyterian Church. He would often pray, “Lord keep them healthy, and I’ll worry about the happy”. In his spare time, Tom served on the Climax Springs School Board for several years, and was the Climax Springs Alumni Association President. He loved to hunt and was a “deer hunting fool” as his family said. He loved being outdoors in many ways, such as camping, traveling with his family, motorcycle riding and hanging around with his friends aboard “Seas the Moment”. He had also earned the honor of receiving a speeding ticket in every state which he was very proud of……Personal motto; “Go big or go home”. Tom was a truly giving man to his community and if you knew him you truly loved him. He loved every minute of being a dad. He was a loving husband, dad, son, brother, uncle and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and his accomplishments and will treasure the memories he created for his family and friends. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 14, 2020, in Climax Springs Civic Center, Climax Springs, Missouri. Visitation will be held 10:00 a.m. until time of the service. Memorial donations may be made to the Special Olympics, St. Jude’s, or the local Ozark Alliance. Donations can be left at the Civic Center or mailed to Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home, 15 Clint Avenue, Camdenton, Missouri 65020. Arrangements are under the direction of Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Camdenton, Missouri.