Thomas Duane Vinion
Thomas
Duane Vinion, 64, passed away September 18,
2018, in Coeur d’Alene after an extended
illness. Memorial Services will be held at 11
a.m. Saturday, September 22, at the Church of
the Nazarene on Meadow Creek Road near Bonners
Ferry.Tom was born in Bonners Ferry October 21, 1947, to Francis and Lucille Vinion. He was a graduate of Bonners Ferry High School and then attended North Idaho Junior College in Coeur d’Alene for two years.
On January 31, 1970, he married the love of his life, Gayle Frazier. They made their home in Boundary County and raised two daughters. Tom’s passion for trucks and large equipment guided him towards his life’s occupation of hauling logs, grain and just about everything else that can be hauled with a truck. He also spent several years farming on Parker Creek in the Kootenai Valley.
Tom adored his family. He loved Boundary County and the outdoor lifestyle it provides - fishing, hunting, camping, exploring the back mountain roads and enjoying a picnic on a Sunday afternoon with his family and friends. Though he liked to travel and see the country, no matter where he went, Bonners Ferry was always his home.
He was an easy going guy with an easy going manner who never knew a stranger. Once he met someone, he never forgot a face or where or how he had met them. He loved people with a heart as big as he was.
Tom is survived by his wife of 42 years, Gayle, Hayden, Idaho; his daughter Angie Jones, her husband Brian and their three children, Chris, 17, Tyler, 15, and Aleah, 9, all of Bonners Ferry; his daughter Lori Davis, her husband Brett and their two children, Tom Carter, 16, and Braydon, 3, all of Sultan, Washington.
Donations in his name can be made to the American Kidney Fund, 11921 Rockville Pike, Ste. 300, Rockville, MD 20852.
Family and friends are invited to sign Tom’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.