Here is the obituary for Tom Naujokas from the 2/27/09 Telegraph:
"Thomas Naujokas died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. He was 56 years old.
"A native of Alton, he attended SIU Edwardsville, where he majored in art.
"In his spare time, Tom loved to work crossword puzzles, enter trivia contests and play word games. He was brilliant, talented and witty. He was a friend to many and a cherished member of his family.
"He is survived by his dear wife of 28 years, the former Ellen Besterfeldt; his sister, Irena Dennis of Carlsbad, Calif.; and his beloved dogs, Shotzie Duval, Boo Radley and Chaney. He will be greatly missed.
"He was preceded in death by his parents, Lithuanian immigrants Mikas and Viktorija Naujokas.
"Memorial services are pending."
I am shocked to read this. I had very few good friends in high school but Tommy was my best friend and we walked to school everyday my junior and senior years. I got him a job at Thifty Drug when I left for college in 1970 and that is where he met Ellen. Tommy got me a job there after college in 1975 working in the liquor dept for a year while I was working a 2nd job at Olin Corp. I check the Internet every now and then hoping to find a trace of him and now I read this. I am tearing up just typing this.
I hope someone will email me more details about what happened to him. This is very sad news to me.
Ruth E Mitchell (Bell)
Here is the obituary for Tom Naujokas from the 2/27/09 Telegraph: "Thomas Naujokas died Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009. He was 56 years old. "A native of Alton, he attended SIU Edwardsville, where he majored in art. "In his spare time, Tom loved to work crossword puzzles, enter trivia contests and play word games. He was brilliant, talented and witty. He was a friend to many and a cherished member of his family. "He is survived by his dear wife of 28 years, the former Ellen Besterfeldt; his sister, Irena Dennis of Carlsbad, Calif.; and his beloved dogs, Shotzie Duval, Boo Radley and Chaney. He will be greatly missed. "He was preceded in death by his parents, Lithuanian immigrants Mikas and Viktorija Naujokas. "Memorial services are pending."Tim W Moore
I am shocked to read this. I had very few good friends in high school but Tommy was my best friend and we walked to school everyday my junior and senior years. I got him a job at Thifty Drug when I left for college in 1970 and that is where he met Ellen. Tommy got me a job there after college in 1975 working in the liquor dept for a year while I was working a 2nd job at Olin Corp. I check the Internet every now and then hoping to find a trace of him and now I read this. I am tearing up just typing this.I hope someone will email me more details about what happened to him. This is very sad news to me.
Tim Moore
timm@tm52.com