Thomas Agamenoni

Thomas Henry Agamenoni passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 from complications due to Alzheimer's disease with his loving family by his side.A memorial service will be Saturday, September 3, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Schnider Funeral Home.He was born May 23, 1938 to Janice Johnson Agamenoni and Renado Thomas Agamenoni. He had an older sister, Joyce Agamenoni Disse. All of them preceded him in death.He was born and raised in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, where he learned to be an avid bird hunter and fisherman. Tom loved the outdoors. After graduating from high school, he chose to attend the University of Montana in Missoula. It was there that he met the love of his life and soulmate, Enid Rae Overturf. They married in 1960. Their marriage was strong and served as an example to his children about the value of love and loyalty. They spent the next 34 years enjoying their family, friends, time at their home in Phoenix, their cabin at Holter Lake, and traveling to Missoula for Griz games. Enid passed away on August 8, 1994.After graduating from U of M, Tom was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Army. He served in Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey, where his son, Tom was born, then in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where Mike was born, and finally in Great Falls, where Jeff was born. He began working at Associated Business Systems, where he was an effective and successful salesman. He purchased the business in 1975 and grew the family business into one of the top business forms distributors throughout the Northwest, at one point employing and working with wife Enid and all three sons.He had numerous friends from many different walks of life and could strike up and hold conversations about anything with just about anybody. Tom had a keen sense of humor, photographic memory, and a mind like a steel trap.He loved the horseraces and took real pride in being one of the best handicappers around. He loved betting the ponies, following, analyzing and studying the horses, and everything about the horseracing atmosphere. He could tell you who would win about every race, but Big T favored the long shots with the possibility of a higher return.The most important thing in his life was his wife, Enid and children. There are abundant memories of family trips: skiing, camping and hunting near Fairfield, and hitting the racetracks across the state. He instilled that love of family in his three sons and all of their families.He is survived by son Tom and wife Cindy, granddaughters Erin and Shelbi; son Mike and wife Becky, grandsons Zach and Wyley; and son Jeff and wife Joanie, grandsons Edin and Adam. In addition, he had a special friend, Maurita Nash.Memorials are suggested to the Jacob Arntson Memorial Scholarship Fund at Great Falls "public" Schools Foundation.Tom, Dad, Big T, Grandpa will be missed, but his love, loyalty, devotion to family and friends will be with us always.