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Thomas Paul Ridgaway
Posted 7/13/07
Thomas Paul Ridgaway, 34 MILLSBORO - Thomas Paul Ridgaway of Millsboro died suddenly Tuesday, July 10, 2007, in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. He was 34. Tom was born in Coatesville, Pa., the son of …
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Thomas Paul Ridgaway
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Thomas Paul Ridgaway, 34
MILLSBORO - Thomas Paul Ridgaway of Millsboro died suddenly Tuesday, July 10, 2007, in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. He was 34.
Tom was born in Coatesville, Pa., the son of Connie Schafer and the late Paul Ridgaway.
He was a graduate of Sussex Central High School, Georgetown.
Tom was one of the first to become a nationally registered EMT-B in Delaware before it became a law.
He worked at the Sussex County Communications Center, Georgetown, as a dispatcher for the Delaware State Police before retiring on disability in 2000.
Tom also worked as a dispatcher for Rehoboth Beach Police, Fire and Ambulance.
He worked as a paid EMT for Millsboro VFW Station 94 and Millsboro Fire Co., Station 83, as well as with LifeStar Ambulance.
Tom had volunteered for Georgetown American Legion Ambulance, Station 93, Millsboro Fire Co., Station 83 and Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad, Station 91.
He was an instructor of CPR/AED for the American Heart Association and taught for Kent General EMS Educational Services as well as the Delaware State Fire School.
Tom also assisted the Boy Scouts in first aid on camping trips and other activities.
He was a specially gifted person who was always there to listen and give support.
Tom could make one laugh and truly touched many people"s lives in his lifetime.
He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Tom was preceded in death by his father, Paul Ridgaway; and grandmother, Martha Ridgaway.
He is survived by his wife of 10 years, January Ridgaway; two sons, Steven Michael Ridgaway and Daniel Scott Paul Ridgaway at home; mother and stepfather, Connie and Richard Schafer; paternal grandfather, Paul S. Ridgaway; paternal stepgrandfather, Robert Mendenhall; two sisters, Kimberly Schafer-Newcomer and her husband, Mark and Sara N. Schafer; one brother, Richard C. Schafer; four stepbrothers, Robert L. Schafer and his wife, Jackie, Stacey L. Schafer and his wife, Angie, Travis L. Schafer and his wife, Laura, and Matthew L. Schafer; three special aunts, Robin Ridgaway and her fiancé, Joseph Lezinski, Mary Joe Foust, and Martha Ann Pedicone; two uncles, Charles R. Johnson and Alan W. Ridgaway; mother-in-law, Cindy Gommer; two sisters-in-law, Sherry L. Derr and her husband, Craig and Tina M. Gommer and her fiancé, John Koperna; brother-in-law, Richard Gommer; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
A celebration of life will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Lofland Funeral Home, 102 Lakeview Ave., Milford, where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.
Burial is private at the convenience of the family.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Trust fund for the Ridgaway Children, Attention Roshida Austin, c/o P.N.C. Bank, 301 East Lea Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19802.
MILLSBORO - Thomas Paul Ridgaway of Millsboro died suddenly Tuesday, July 10, 2007, in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. He was 34.
Tom was born in Coatesville, Pa., the son of Connie Schafer and the late Paul Ridgaway.
He was a graduate of Sussex Central High School, Georgetown.
Tom was one of the first to become a nationally registered EMT-B in Delaware before it became a law.
He worked at the Sussex County Communications Center, Georgetown, as a dispatcher for the Delaware State Police before retiring on disability in 2000.
Tom also worked as a dispatcher for Rehoboth Beach Police, Fire and Ambulance.
He worked as a paid EMT for Millsboro VFW Station 94 and Millsboro Fire Co., Station 83, as well as with LifeStar Ambulance.
Tom had volunteered for Georgetown American Legion Ambulance, Station 93, Millsboro Fire Co., Station 83 and Mid-Sussex Rescue Squad, Station 91.
He was an instructor of CPR/AED for the American Heart Association and taught for Kent General EMS Educational Services as well as the Delaware State Fire School.
Tom also assisted the Boy Scouts in first aid on camping trips and other activities.
He was a specially gifted person who was always there to listen and give support.
Tom could make one laugh and truly touched many people"s lives in his lifetime.
He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.
Tom was preceded in death by his father, Paul Ridgaway; and grandmother, Martha Ridgaway.
He is survived by his wife of 10 years, January Ridgaway; two sons, Steven Michael Ridgaway and Daniel Scott Paul Ridgaway at home; mother and stepfather, Connie and Richard Schafer; paternal grandfather, Paul S. Ridgaway; paternal stepgrandfather, Robert Mendenhall; two sisters, Kimberly Schafer-Newcomer and her husband, Mark and Sara N. Schafer; one brother, Richard C. Schafer; four stepbrothers, Robert L. Schafer and his wife, Jackie, Stacey L. Schafer and his wife, Angie, Travis L. Schafer and his wife, Laura, and Matthew L. Schafer; three special aunts, Robin Ridgaway and her fiancé, Joseph Lezinski, Mary Joe Foust, and Martha Ann Pedicone; two uncles, Charles R. Johnson and Alan W. Ridgaway; mother-in-law, Cindy Gommer; two sisters-in-law, Sherry L. Derr and her husband, Craig and Tina M. Gommer and her fiancé, John Koperna; brother-in-law, Richard Gommer; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
A celebration of life will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday in the Lofland Funeral Home, 102 Lakeview Ave., Milford, where friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m.
Burial is private at the convenience of the family.
Instead of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Trust fund for the Ridgaway Children, Attention Roshida Austin, c/o P.N.C. Bank, 301 East Lea Blvd, Wilmington, DE 19802.
