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Thomas Marion Saunders, Born April 1, 1948 passed away in his home on January 21, 2025 at the age of 76.
He enjoyed wrestling from a young age and enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served as a corpsman in Vietnam.
Afterwards Senpai devoted much of his time the learning and teaching of Ishinryu Karate.
He was a writer, an artist, lapidarist, linguists motorcyclist and teacher.
He enjoyed many recreational activities and lived a colorful life.
Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Marion and Alice Saunders and his wife Kathy Saunders.
He is survived by George Hayes and son Kade Hayes, his Brother David Saunders and family and several close friends.
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