Thomas Joseph Kurtz, Jr.'s Obituary
Thomas Joseph Kurtz, Jr., of Willingboro, passed away on March 22, 2016. He was 68 years old.
Tom was the beloved husband of Judith (nee Burris) for 48 years. He was a devoted and loving father to Thomas J. III (Una), Leahe Kurtz, and Timothy Kurtz (Jaru). Dear grandfather of Nick, Christian, Janelle, Connor, Grace, Riley, Amarylis, Kellan, and Olivia. Great grandfather of Christian Jr. Loving brother of Gail and Sharon. Loving uncle to many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.
Born in Corpus Christi, TX and raised in Audubon, NJ, Tom was Vietnam veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Tom worked at Burlington County Special Services School District for 30 years as the Director of Transportation. He had a passion for motorcycles and supporting the United States armed forces. Tom coached soccer for over a decade and was known as a generous, kind, and sincere man. His sole mission in life was to help people in need. Everyone who knew him were fortunate to have his friendship and he will be sorely missed by all who knew and loved him.
God looked around his garden
And found an empty place,
He then looked down upon the earth
And saw your tired face.
He put his arms around you
And lifted you to rest.
God’s garden must be beautiful
He always takes the best.
He knew that you were suffering
He knew you were in pain.
He knew that you would never
Get well on earth again.
He saw the road was getting rough
And the hills were hard to climb.
So he closed your weary eyelids
And whispered, ‘Peace be thine’.
It broke our hearts to lose you
But you didn’t go alone,
For part of us went with you
The day God called you home.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend Tom’s life celebration gathering at Snover/Givnish of Cinnaminson, 1200 Rte. 130 N., on Friday, April 1, from 9 – 10 am, with his prayer service beginning at 10 am. Inurnment will follow at 1 pm the Brig. Gen. W.C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 350 Provinceline Road, Wrightstown, NJ. In lieu of flowers, donations in Tom’s name may be made to Tom’s Go Fund Me account for his Homegoing, www.gofundme.com/ydvfg3d8.
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