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ABU BAKAR (TOM) MOHAMMED
Date of Passing: Feb 26, 2021
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ABU BAKAR (TOM) MOHAMMED
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Marie; brothers, sister and sisters-in-law, Lena, Ousman and Jeanne, Shirley, Farouk and Sherry; son José, daughter Shelliza, son-in-law Devin; grandchildren, Aidan, Zak, Sebastian and Nalani, and his many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother Bobby.
Tom was born in St. Joseph, Trinidad and immigrated to Winnipeg in 1962 to study at United College and the University of Winnipeg. He earned his B.A. in 1967. In Winnipeg, he met Marie and they married in 1969.
Tom was an instructor and mentor at Red River Community College in the Department of Communications, where he engaged students with his passion for writing and public speaking. He was involved in many aspects of the College over his 31 years of service, including as Department Head.
His other passion in Winnipeg was for horse racing and he and his friends enjoyed many a race at the Assiniboia Downs.
Tom retired from Red River in 1998 and moved with Marie to the West Coast; he cherished his many years in the Vancouver area connecting with friends and family.
He and Marie also continued to travel widely and spent time visiting with their four grandchildren. He filled his retirement years with endless reading of the news, stocks, business and politics. Cooking was another of his retirement enjoyments and he was an avid gardener.
But most of all, Tom enjoyed his time spent in discussion, with good conversation and good food with his many, many friends and family the world over. He will be greatly missed.
A memorial service was held at Riverside Funeral Home in Delta, BC on March 7, 2021.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Paul's Hospital Foundation:
http://donate.helpstpauls.com/site/TR?team_id=2320&fr_id=1200&pg=team
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Mar 27, 2021
Condolences & Memories (3 entries)
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I had the privilege of working with Tom at Red River College. He had a great sense of humor and was a respectful instructor to the many students that taught. Tom will be remembered as a caring, gentle man. - Posted by: Will Miller (Co-worker at Red River College ) on: Mar 29, 2021
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I had the privilege of working with Tom for several years at RRC, where Tom taught Communications to my Fourth Term "Projects" students. I admired Tom's quiet sense of humor, his genuine interest in the success of his students, and his willingness to share his passionate knowledge of world affairs. Tom - it was my pleasure to be one of your colleagues and friends. - Posted by: Glenn duncan (Work colleague at Red River College) on: Mar 28, 2021
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Dear Marie; very sorry for your loss. I knew Tom from the college and the fun we had with his diesel JETTA. Sounds like he enjoyed life to the very end. - Posted by: Bryan Crandell (friend) on: Mar 28, 2021