Thomas John Lantz

Thomas John Lantz, 69, of Aurora, passed away February 4, 2016.

He was born December 23, 1946 in Elgin, North Dakota, the son of John and Violet (Hafner) Lantz. Tom's family moved to Littleton from Mott, North Dakota when he was eight. He was a graduate of Littleton High School.

In 1967 he joined the Air Force and was stationed on the Aleutian Islands, Alaska. In 1971 he was honorably discharged with the rank of Sergeant. His position was water & waste processing specialist. Right after arriving home he started working for Littleton Water Department which was later taken over by Denver Water. At age 55 he retired with 32 years of service. He had started out as a heavy equipment operator and graduated to foreman of Transportation & Distribution. On April 1, 2000 he married Jeannie Swartz, of Westminster, Colorado.

Tom started flying model airplanes at age eight. Later he enjoyed teaching others to fly at Cherry Creek Reservoir. He loved to travel where it was warm and sit on the beach. Recently he and Jeannie became snow birds, going to Tyler, Texas for the winter. He enjoyed camping, fishing, boating, cooking, and making wine. He called the wine Zoom. He was a very talented handyman and could fix or remodel anything.

Tom is survived by his wife Jeannie Lantz; mother, Violet Lantz; children, Amy (John) Miller, Thomas John Lantz II, Marcy Lantz, Brent Clayton, Chad Clayton, Holly (Michael) Gadlin; nine grandchildren, Draven Lantz, Brittany Miller, TJ Miller, Emma Dean, Tyler Dean, Hunter Lantz, Fisher Lantz, Myah Gadlin, Melayna Gadlin; brothers and sisters, Becky Pardis, Karen Haight, Johnny Lantz, Joe Lantz, and Rochelle Lantz He is preceded in death by his father, John Thomas Lantz and brother, Walter Lantz.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Victory Fellowship, 4200 S. Acoma Street, Englewood, CO 80110.

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