Thomas R. LaFree

Thomas R. LaFree, 55 of Bristol, passed away Monday May 7, 2012 at his home. He was born August 16, 1956 in Bremen to Richard and Ann (Gilbert) LaFree and married Lynn A. Reed on Jan. 1, 1987 in Tahoe, CA.
Tom is survived by his wife Lynn; children, Patrick LaFree of Bloomington, IN, Jessie LaFree of Chicago, IL and Kyle (Cari) Sanders of New Carlisle, IN; granddaughter, Zoey Sanders; his parents Richard and Ann LaFree of Mishawaka; brother, Bryan (Susan) LaFree of Bremen and sisters, Bonnie (Randy) Suttor of Bremen, Debbie (Masami) Ozawa of Roselle, IL and Pam (Carmello) Milano of Chapel Hill, NC. He was preceded in death by a brother, Greg LaFree.

Tom graduated from Bremen High School and the University of Notre Dame in 1981. He was owner of Rent-A-Bit, Inc. for 25 years. He was a skydiver and acrobatic flyer and was proud of his pilots license. Tom had MS, but lived life to the fullest and was a proud entrepreneur.

Visitation will be Thursday from 4-8 pm at Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home, Elkhart and an hour prior to the service at 1 pm Friday. Jim Miller will officiate. Burial will be at Bremen Cemetery.

Memorial contributions are preferred to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or the Center for Hospice Care.

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