Troutdale resident, Thomas S. Caddy, died on July 14, 2015. He was 89. Private placement of his ashes was held at Cliffside Cemetery in Sandy, Oregon.
Thomas Seabridge Caddy was born in a home on Pipeline Rd. east of Sam Barlow High School to Leon and Gertrude (Ickler) Caddy on July 20, 1925. He lived in the Troutdale area all of his life and spent his last years with his wife, Shirley at Huntington Terrace in Gresham.
Tom graduated from Gresham High School while taking vocational training at OIT in Klamath Falls. He worked at Reynolds Metals in Troutdale his entire career, holding various positions with the company. On August 25, 1951, he married Shirley Hewitt, gaining a daughter, Mary Lou in the process. Their son, Thomas John came along on September 24, 1952 and Steven Vance was born 15 months later.
Tom enjoyed fishing, hunting, and firearms, was a licensed pilot, woodcarving, cribbage, garage sales and loved his dogs. He played music on a stand-up bass fiddle during the “Big Band” era for Van Armitage and also the family band, where he met Shirley at a war bond rally.
His wife, Shirley passed away on January 8, 2013 and their son, Steven passed away on July 16, 2003. Survivors include; daughter Mary Lou Anderson; son, Thomas J. Caddy; 5 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.