Thomas Bandelin

Thomas Jeffrey "Tommy" Bandelin, 66, of Kerrville, died on Friday, November 15, 2019, at his home.\r\n\r\nBorn in Lodi, California, he was the son of Thomas E. Bandelin and Rosemary Forsythe Bandelin. He graduated from Lodi High School in 1971 and was a member of the swim and water polo teams. He attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana and worked as a produce broker in various parts of California and the northeast. For several years he served as the director of The Solution in Phoenix, Arizona.\r\n\r\nTommy was kind-hearted and had a great sense of humor. Flip-flops, shorts and hoodies were his favorite clothing. He loved the music of Michael McDonald, Beth Neilsen Chapman and Bonnie Raitt as well as the Doobie Brothers, Boz Scaggs, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. \r\n\r\nTommy is preceded in death by his parents Thomas Edwin Bandelin and Rosemary Forsythe Bandelin.\r\n\r\nHe is survived by his sister Janis Bandelin and brother-in-law Bill Fitzpatrick of Greenville, SC; his niece Molly Fitzpatrick of Boulder, Colorado; and his brother David Bandelin of Hollviken, Sweden. \r\n\r\nThe Celebration of Life service will be held at Zion Lutheran Church on 624 Barnett Street on Wednesday, December 4th at 2pm. \r\n\r\nInterment of ashes will be held at St. John's Episcopal Church in Lodi, California in 2020. \r\n\r\nMemorials may be made to FAVOR Greenville on 355 Woodruff Road, Greenville, SC 29607 Favorgreenville.org \r\n\r\nCondolences may be shared at grimesfuneralchapels.com \r\n