ut. He was an avid Minnesota football and baseball fan. He was a member of the American Legion Post 9 and served over 25 years in the Goodview Activity Group, in which his favorite duty was being the Parade Marshall. He would always say "It isn't a parade until I say it's a parade". Everyone knew Tom as "Smokey". Tom is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Donna; his children Heather ( Bill ) Gilles and Jeff Smokey (signfiicant other-Cindi Capman); beautiful grandchildren, Sean Gilles, Elin Gilles and Zoey Smokey; brother, Jim (Kathy) Smokey; nephew David ( Mary) Smokey. He is preceded in death by his parents and a nephew, Allyn. There will be a celebration of Tom's wonderful life on Thursday, August 23, 2018 at Hoff Celebration Center starting with Military Honors at 4 p.m. followed by visitation until 6:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m. there will be a service honoring his amazing life. We would like to thank the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Gundersen Health System for their compassion and care. In honor of Tom, we hope you would donate blood to the American Red Cross which provided Tom the support he needed in his journey. We also invite you to stay after the service and have a Miller Lite on him.