Garth Thomson Bunker was born on June 21, 1944. He attended Hawthorne Elementary, Irving Jr. High and South High School. After high school he joined the Utah National Guard and served in it for 8 years. He attended the University of Utah and graduated in Accounting in the summer of 1970. He married Susan Fenn on December 2, 1967. They had three children: Thomas Hartford Bunker 36, a fighter pilot in the Navy, Jordan Benjamin Bunker 34, Manager of a store and Martha Belle Bunker Schultz 31, a Master Aesthetician. Tom loved his children very much and coached his sons for years in little league baseball. Much to his chagrin, he also attended his daughter's dance and cheerleading performances. He worked for two accounting firms before he started his own. Thirteen years after he started his business, he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. He passed away seven months later, on March 12, 2000. He is greatly missed.
I met Tom when I moved into his neighborhood in 1956. We were twelve years old. Tom lived just off sixth street on Hollywood Avenue and I lived two streets south on Ramona Avenue.
We came of age listening to Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Bill Haley & the Comets, Little Richard, Danny and the Juniors, Connie Francis, The Sherilles and all the rest of the ole rock and rollers--showcased on American Bandstand.
Remember a #1 hit by Tommy Edwards called: "It's All in the Game? One summer day, I remember riding on the handle bars of Tom's bicycle on our way back from swimming at Fairmont Park--and Tom was singing that song--sounded good too. I still sometimes listen to oldies stations, and when that song is played I smile and think of my ole bud: Tommy Bunker..
Tom was a great friend to me: Caring, Loyal, Smart ---- mixed in with a sense of purpose, a wonderful sense of humor, and a keen sense of the times.
Over the years we lost contact. But, a few months before he passsed I was able to talk to him on the phone. At the end of our conversation, I thanked him for being my friend and told him I would never forget him.. And I never will...
Susan Fenn (Bunker)
Garth Thomson Bunker was born on June 21, 1944. He attended Hawthorne Elementary, Irving Jr. High and South High School. After high school he joined the Utah National Guard and served in it for 8 years. He attended the University of Utah and graduated in Accounting in the summer of 1970. He married Susan Fenn on December 2, 1967. They had three children: Thomas Hartford Bunker 36, a fighter pilot in the Navy, Jordan Benjamin Bunker 34, Manager of a store and Martha Belle Bunker Schultz 31, a Master Aesthetician. Tom loved his children very much and coached his sons for years in little league baseball. Much to his chagrin, he also attended his daughter's dance and cheerleading performances. He worked for two accounting firms before he started his own. Thirteen years after he started his business, he was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. He passed away seven months later, on March 12, 2000. He is greatly missed.
Richard Jacques
I met Tom when I moved into his neighborhood in 1956. We were twelve years old. Tom lived just off sixth street on Hollywood Avenue and I lived two streets south on Ramona Avenue.
We came of age listening to Elvis, Ricky Nelson, Bill Haley & the Comets, Little Richard, Danny and the Juniors, Connie Francis, The Sherilles and all the rest of the ole rock and rollers--showcased on American Bandstand.
Remember a #1 hit by Tommy Edwards called: "It's All in the Game? One summer day, I remember riding on the handle bars of Tom's bicycle on our way back from swimming at Fairmont Park--and Tom was singing that song--sounded good too. I still sometimes listen to oldies stations, and when that song is played I smile and think of my ole bud: Tommy Bunker..
Tom was a great friend to me: Caring, Loyal, Smart ---- mixed in with a sense of purpose, a wonderful sense of humor, and a keen sense of the times.
Over the years we lost contact. But, a few months before he passsed I was able to talk to him on the phone. At the end of our conversation, I thanked him for being my friend and told him I would never forget him.. And I never will...