THOMAS WHIGHAM

Thomas J. Whigham 56, Litchfield Park, AZ. Left this earth peacefully on May 3, 2022. Tom is survived by his children Daniel Whigham and his wife Hannah and granddaughter Camilla of Goodyear, AZ, His daughter Kirsten Christiansen and her husband Max and grandsons Beck and Clay of Surprise, AZ, His parents David and Ann (Puchalsky) of Surprise, AZ, his sister Karen Kandola and her husband Kevin of Millis, MA, his sister Janet Disotell, her husband Shane and children Jacob and Grace of Surprise, AZ, his brother Andrew Whigham, his wife Kristen and children Abigail and Gavin of Nashua, NH, and his former wife and friend of 30 years, Gerri-Ann Whigham of Glendale, AZ, and his wonderful longtime friend Ed Pechie of Woodstock, CT. Tom worked in the electrical industry for many years at GE and Westinghouse. Tom was an avid passionate sports fan with Baseball being his favorite. Tom spent thousands of hours volunteering as a coach to many young athletes in the Quabbin and surrounding areas in MA. This was his passion, he truly enjoyed sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm with all his players. Many of his past players still called him Coach. In more recent years Tom tried his hand in the kitchen and found that he loved cooking and trying new recipes. Most of his life was spent in North Brookfield and Barre, MA but he found that he loved being in the warm climate of AZ and made it a mission to wear shorts everyday possible. Contributions can be made to the Barre/Quabbin Little League program, c/o Shawn Laroche at QALL, POB 844, Barre, MA 01005