It
seemed only natural that Tom would end up as a part of the Knights of
Columbus. His dad was a
Knight and as the youngest of several brothers, all joined their father in
the Order. Tom recalls
joining the Knights in Kewaunee back in the 70's.
Leaving the family farm after his parents retired, he came to Green
Bay in 1981 and joined St. Bernard Parish.
When a Council of the Knights of Columbus was formed in the area in
1990, he became a part of it and joined his cousin Leon Janowski as a
Charter Member.
Tom
and his brother own a commercial heat treating business called Omega
Metals Treating, a company they started in 1986 and is currently located
in DePere Industrial Park. For
him as for so many others in business, long days are common and the
paperwork sometimes seems endless. He
usually is in the office by around 6:00 AM and doesn't manage to leave
until around 4:00 PM. The point of the business of metal treating; they receive a
lot of work from foundries and deal with heating parts in 1900 degree
furnaces.
In
the free time that he has, Tom enjoys jogging at the "Y" or
outside, as well as some of the other outdoor activities including boating
and golf. In former days he
was a hunter but has laid that aside for the present.
He attended UWGB and he also is a military man, having served 22
years in the Army Reserves, ending up with the rank of Master Sergeant. He has been based all over the country including such diverse
places as Texas, Oklahoma, California and Missouri, but has never needed
to leave the country. He has
also coached 5th grade basketball for twelve years and has worked on the
parish picnics at St. Bernard.
Tom's
mother still lives in Kewaunee; his dad died a few years ago. He knew his wife, Marilyn, for many years but both of them
chose to marry later in life. They
were in a catechism class together at St. Hedwig parish a number of years
back and they met up again through mutual friends.
Tom & Marilyn enjoy traveling when they have the chance and
have visited Mexico and Aruba.
