Tom Cummings

TOM CUMMINGS Thomas Alan Cummings, age 68, of Camdenton, Missouri, passed away Friday, February 16, 2024 in Camdenton, Missouri. He was born June 1, 1955 in Rochester, Indiana, a son of Joseph Albert and Helen Louise (Overmyer) Cummings. On August 15, 1987 in Las Vegas, Nevada, he was united in marriage to Julie Ann Yuratovich. Together they shared thirty-six years of marriage. Tom graduated high school in Lafayette, Indiana and later received a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University. He began a career in Civil Engineering with Black and Veatch which spanned thirty-six years. His career started in Kansas City, Missouri and continued in Los Angeles, California, Tampa Florida, Orlando, Florida, Chicago, Illinois (where he served as Chief Engineer) and finally back to Kansas City, Missouri. Tom and Julie retired to the Camdenton area of Lake of the Ozarks. He was a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), American Water Works Association (AWWA), Water Environment Federation (WEF), California Water Environment Association (CWEA) and the LA Basin Section of CWEA. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Laurie, Missouri and was proud to be a member of the Knight of Columbus, Mary, Mother of the Church, Council 10381 where he was a Fourth Degree Knight. Locally, he served as financial secretary and while in Chicago served as the Grand Knight. Tom was very community minded and volunteered at Coronation of Our Lady Food Pantry in Grandview, Missouri, The Little Sisters of the Poor (where he was a member of Association of Jeanne Jugan) and Share the Harvest Food Pantry in Camdenton, Missouri. Tom loved to have fun and entertain friends. He enjoyed snow skiing, boating, playing cards and games and generally enjoying life. Family was most important to him. He loved nothing more than family gatherings and doing puzzles with his grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Julie Cummings of the home; four children, Kori Hoyt and husband Alan of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, Jodi Kempf and husband Ben of Cumberland, Rhode Island, Joseph Cummings and wife Samantha of Lakeland, Florida and Madeline Cummings and husband Jaryd Grimsley of Delray Beach, Florida; five grandchildren, Jared Kempf, Lelah Hoyt, Elija Kempf, Norah Hoyt and Richard Thomas Hoyt; a sister, Barbara Broviak of La Porte, Indiana and a host of many friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Cummings; his mother, Helen Cummings Brock and a brother-in-law, Joseph Broviak. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 2024 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Laurie, Missouri. A Rosary will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by visitation from 10:00-11:00 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow in St. Patrick’s Cemetery. The family requests memorial gifts in Tom's memory be directed to St. Patrick Catholic Church for the benefit of the Serenity Woods Project (future purchase of adjacent land). Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Kidwell-Garber Laurie/Sunrise Beach Chapel.

Tom Cummings

June 1, 1955 - February 16, 2024

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June 1, 1955 - February 16, 2024

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