Dreyfuss, Thomas Cecil

Thomas Cecil Dreyfuss A native Tucsonan, Tom was born March
29, 1924 at home on Main Street in Tucson. He passed away on
May 28, 2010. He attended St. Peter and Paul Elementary School
and Tucson High School. Tommy served as a Marine in World War
II, but he was best known and loved by many from the 1950's
through the early 1990's as a singer and guitar musician. He built
fine homes on Mt. Lemmon and in Tucson; and he co-developed
Mortex Cool Deck topping for swimming pools. As a rancher and
a farmer in a remote farm near St. David, he was the Good Earth
Conservationist for 1991 for the state of Arizona and went to
Washington D.C. to represent the state. Tommy was active in the
Benson NRCD Soil Conservation for twenty years. Tommy was
preceded in death by his brothers, Bill and John Dreyfuss; and his
sister, Louise Dreyfuss Stover. He is survived by his brother,
Richard Dreyfuss; and his children, Joni, Fay Nordwick, Joseph
Dreyfuss, William Dreyfuss and Chad Borseth. He cherished his
grandchildren, Amanda Odell, Carly Perez, and Delci Nordwick in
addition to six great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews
and friends in Tucson, Marana and Cochise County. A Scripture
Service will be held at ADAIR AVALON FUNERAL HOMES-AVALON
CHAPEL, 8090 N. Northern Avenue Oro Valley at 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday June 8, 2010. A graveside military service will be held
9:00 a.m. Wednesday June 9, 2010 at Holy Hope cemetery 3555
N. Oracle Road .

Published in the Tucson Newspapers on June 6, 2010