Submitted by: Mary Jo Koran

BERGER

Parks

Searer

SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE – June 16, 2002

Thomas A. Berger

March 15, 1949 - June 12, 2002

Thomas A. Berger, 53, of 2324 Craycroft Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80920, passed away after a fight with leukemia on Wednesday, June 12th, in Colorado Springs.

He was born on March 15, 1949, to Lowell and Audrey (Searer) Berger in Elkhart, Ind.

Tom married Jean Parks on April 26, 1969. He is survived by his wife; a son, Michael D. Berger and wife, Sharon of Elgin, Ill., and one grandson, Kaleb Thomas Berger, who will be born in August. He is also survived by his parents of Elkhart; two brothers, George and his wife, Diann of Mishawaka, Ind., Mark and wife Fran of Elkhart; his mother-in-law, Edith Parks of Goshen, Ind.; and by numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Tom graduated from DeVry University in Chicago, Ill., and then served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He enjoyed a career in the communications industry for many years and was employed at Genesys Conferencing in Denver, Colo.

Tom was a warm, caring and loving man, and will be greatly missed by family and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 19th, in Dunlap United Methodist Church, 23674 U.S. Highway 33, Elkhart.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to John Hopkins Medicine, AML Research - One Charles Center, 100 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201; or to the Cook Communications Ministry - International Projects - 4050 Lee Vance View, Colorado Springs, CO 80918.