Harmer, Thomas Lee

Thomas Lee Harmer, 56, of Cedar Rapids, died Saturday, May 26, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids. A Celebration of Life will be from 2 to 4 p.m. June 10, 2012, at Tom and Liz's home, 335 13th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. His body has been cremated.

Survivors include his wife, Liz; their children, Adam (Nicole) Harmer of Cedar Rapids, Ben (Sarah) Harmer of La Porte City, Iowa, Chad (Brooke) Harmer of Cedar Rapids, and Dallis (Rudy) Ruiz of Cedar Rapids; two grandchildren, Anabella and Alexzander; a sister, Sandie (Bill) Weeks of Cedar Rapids; and his cats, Hawkeye and Minx.

Tom was born Aug. 23, 1955, the son of George and Geraldine (Robinson) Harmer Jr. He served his country in the U.S. Navy for six years and then worked for Quaker Oats for over 20 years. On Sept. 23, 1976, he married Elizabeth Chase in Cedar Rapids. Tom enjoyed carpentry and taking care of neighborhood gardening and landscaping, especially after the floods. He was an avid Iowa Hawkeye football fan and enjoyed watching the games with his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Memorials may be directed to the Cedar Valley Humane Society.

Please sign the online guest book and share a memory about Tom at .

Published in The Gazette May 28, 2012.