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Tom’s "Last Gig Celebration” will be held on Sunday January 18, 2015 at The Elks Lodge, 15 Perrin Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ from 2-6PM. Any musicians planning to attend are encouraged to bring their instruments.
Tom Welts, age 47 originally from, and a life-long resident, of Clifton was taken from his friends and family suddenly and unexpectedly on January 9, 2015.
Tom graduated from Clifton High School in 1985, and attended William Paterson College where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He worked in construction as a General Contractor for many years and was the founder and owner of TW Construction. His construction skills were actually developed at an early age out of necessity, helping his mom and siblings fix various things around their home.
Tom caught the “Music Bug” early in his childhood. He started playing the trombone in the 5th grade. With much talent and practice he would later become a member of the NJ Junior High School All-State Orchestra in the early 1980’s. Shortly after he started learning to play the trombone, his family bought him his first guitar. Not long after that, his mother took him to see his first rock concert, and the band he saw was Kiss. Tom was mesmerized, and for the rest of his life he dedicated a great portion of his time and efforts to honing his guitar skills.
Soon after his graduation from Clifton High School he moved to Chicago, where he lived for about 2 years. Living there led him to acquire a great love and interest in a genre of music called The Blues. Blues artists had a great influence on Tom’s guitar playing. Not long after Tom came back to live in New Jersey, he formed a band called Gypsy Blue. This was something he took great pride in his entire life. Throughout the years Tom broadened his musical tastes, influences and guitar skills as well. He wrote a variety of original musical compositions by himself and with his band-mates, including songs and instrumental pieces, many of which have never been published.
Tom’s friends and family remember him as extremely generous and giving with people, whether they were his friends or family. He was the kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back at a moment’s notice and wouldn't think twice about it. He was always quick to offer his help and his advice, and could always be heard to say after every few statements, “I’m Just Sayin!” Not only did Tom have the gift of composing and playing music, he had the gift of creating countless life-long friendships with almost everyone he met. Tom truly had a deep caring and concern for everyone in his life. Tom touched the lives of countless people and he will be sincerely missed by his friends and family alike.
Tom is survived by his brother George Reimonn and his wife Jeanne of Hopkinton, MA; his sister Katalin Reimonn of Cheboygan, MI; 3 nephews Thomas, Patrick, and Greg.
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Tom’s "Last Gig Celebration” will be held on Sunday January 18, 2015 at The Elks Lodge, 15 Perrin Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ from 2-6PM. Any musicians planning to attend are encouraged to bring their instruments.
Services
Tom’s "Last Gig Celebration” will be held on Sunday January 18, 2015 at The Elks Lodge, 15 Perrin Ave, Pompton Lakes, NJ from 2-6PM. Any musicians planning to attend are encouraged to bring their instruments.
Tom Welts, age 47 originally from, and a life-long resident, of Clifton was taken from his friends and family suddenly and unexpectedly on January 9, 2015.
Tom graduated from Clifton High School in 1985, and attended William Paterson College where he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. He worked in construction as a General Contractor for many years and was the founder and owner of TW Construction. His construction skills were actually developed at an early age out of necessity, helping his mom and siblings fix various things around their home.
Tom caught the “Music Bug” early in his childhood. He started playing the trombone in the 5th grade. With much talent and practice he would later become a member of the NJ Junior High School All-State Orchestra in the early 1980’s. Shortly after he started learning to play the trombone, his family bought him his first guitar. Not long after that, his mother took him to see his first rock concert, and the band he saw was Kiss. Tom was mesmerized, and for the rest of his life he dedicated a great portion of his time and efforts to honing his guitar skills.
Soon after his graduation from Clifton High School he moved to Chicago, where he lived for about 2 years. Living there led him to acquire a great love and interest in a genre of music called The Blues. Blues artists had a great influence on Tom’s guitar playing. Not long after Tom came back to live in New Jersey, he formed a band called Gypsy Blue. This was something he took great pride in his entire life. Throughout the years Tom broadened his musical tastes, influences and guitar skills as well. He wrote a variety of original musical compositions by himself and with his band-mates, including songs and instrumental pieces, many of which have never been published.
Tom’s friends and family remember him as extremely generous and giving with people, whether they were his friends or family. He was the kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back at a moment’s notice and wouldn't think twice about it. He was always quick to offer his help and his advice, and could always be heard to say after every few statements, “I’m Just Sayin!” Not only did Tom have the gift of composing and playing music, he had the gift of creating countless life-long friendships with almost everyone he met. Tom truly had a deep caring and concern for everyone in his life. Tom touched the lives of countless people and he will be sincerely missed by his friends and family alike.
Tom is survived by his brother George Reimonn and his wife Jeanne of Hopkinton, MA; his sister Katalin Reimonn of Cheboygan, MI; 3 nephews Thomas, Patrick, and Greg.
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