Thomas John Sokol was born in South Bend, Indiana on September 28, 1937, the son of John Sokol and Helen Ramenda.  He was the oldest of three children with two sisters, Margaret Zakowski (South Bend, Ind.) and Susan (Tom) Bradford (Lafayette, Ind.). Tom attended Catholic schools in South Bend and graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1955. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the US Navy as he had joined the Naval Reserves in 1954. Tom served in the Navy and was honorably discharged in 1962 having served eight years.

Tom married Loretta Johnston in 1958 while serving in Hawaii. Upon discharge, they moved to Loretta’s home in Quincy, Washington and Tom graduated from Central Washington University in1967 with a Business Degree. Tom and Loretta had two children Shereen LeDue and John Sokol. Following employment at Central Washington University, Tom and his family moved to Anchorage, Alaska and he became a commercial manager for the City of Anchorage. Following that he became a real estate appraiser and continued working in that capacity until 2021.

Tom and Loretta loved Alaska and built a home at Big Lake, AK. He enjoyed trap shooting, fishing, hunting, and all outdoor activities. He was named to the Alaska Hall of Fame for Trap shooters.  He and Loretta returned to Washington State when she became ill and needed treatment in Seattle. Prior to Loretta’s death in 1997, they settled in Kennewick, Washington.

Tom met Marie Raschko in 2001 in Spokane and they were married in 2003 and settled in the Spokane Valley. They moved to Kennewick in 2020.  Tom’s interests included family, work, golfing, fishing and drinking fine wine.  Tom was involved in community activities including Kiwanis, fundraising for Cancer Care, St. Joseph Catholic Church board and the Knights of Columbus. Tom held many positions in the Knights of Columbus with his last position as Master of the 4th Degree in Eastern Washington.  In addition, he served as a Eucharist Minister for many years.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Loretta, and daughter Shereen.  He is survived by his wife Marie at the family home, his son John, Kennewick, and stepson John Raschko (Annie) Richland.  In addition, close family includes grandchildren, Chantal (Chris) Baxter, Ft. Moore, Georgia, Reilly Sokol, Kennewick, Ellis Raschko, Kennewick. He has three great grandchildren, Ty and Ellie Baxter and Brantley Sokol.

Funeral Services will be held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Tuesday, November 5^th.  A Rosary will be held at 10:30 am with a funeral Mass at 11:00, 7409 W. Clearwater, Kennewick, WA.  Following Mass, a luncheon will be held in the Parish Center.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the following charities in honor of Tom.

KC Help                                              Chaplaincy Health Care

324 W Margaret                                 1480 Fowler St.

Pasco, WA 99301                               Richland, WA 99352