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December 23, 2024

Thomas (Athanasios) John Bundros November 20, 1947 – January 21, 2015

 The Trisagion will be January 25, 2015, at, 7:00 P.M., at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 1260 Davis St, San Jose, CA 95126. The Funeral will be January 26, 2015, at 11:00 A.M., at the same location. The Burial will be on January 28, 2015, at 1:30 P.M., at San Joaquin National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Building Fund.
 Tom Bundros was born in San Francisco to Mary and John Bundros in 1947. His family moved to Daly City where he was raised, graduating from Westmoor High School in 1965.
 During his youth, Tom was an electronics enthusiast and a Ham radio operator. Tom volunteered for the Marine Corps in 1966. While in Vietnam, he was a MARS radio operator, achieving the rank of Lance Corporal. After his honorable discharge in 1969, he moved to British Columbia, Canada where he met his wife, Tina.
 Tom started his family in Vancouver Island, working in forestry and as a TV/radio technician. In 1981, his growing family moved to the Bay Area, eventually settling in Gilroy.
 They raised their family in a rural setting; he greatly enjoyed raising sheep, growing fruit trees, and having a vegetable and flower garden.
 Tom began a long and successful career in Information Technology Systems Management at IBM (1981-2003), finishing his career at Hitachi and Nvidia and retiring in 2013. Tom was also a very active member of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and taught Sunday school for over 25 years. He also was a Gilroy Unified School Board Member for 12 years and a supporter of the performing arts in Gilroy.
 Tom was a deeply religious man and was very proud of his Greek Orthodox heritage. He possessed a great sense of humor, was extremely kind-hearted, and loved his wife and family.
 He also loved the natural beauty of the countryside, especially the mountains of California and the Greek and Hawaiian Islands.
 He is survived by his wife, Tina; his three siblings and their spouses, Greg and Teri, Parie and Blair, Chris and Shirley; his six children and their spouses, Pam, Zoe, Daphne and Wolfgang, Yani and Michelle, Andoni, Angeliki and Peter; seven grandchildren, Adriann, Lucas, Marianna, Summer, Tomás, Josepha, Johanna; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and nephews.

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