Thomas W. “Tom” Koss, 69, of Burlington passed away peacefully at his home on Dec. 11, 2022 with the love of his life by his side. Tom was born in Milwaukee on Dec. 27, 1952 to William and Muriel (nee Hean) Koss. He fought a courageous battle with Pancreatic cancer, fighting until his last day.
Tom was an intelligent caring man, witty, funny and a huge sport junky. He had so much sports trivia in his brain it was amazing! On June 24, 1995, he married Gail Fanning. Instantly he had two wonderful daughters to love. Christine Wiinamaki and Rachel Fanning completed his life. He enjoyed the Packers, Badgers, Marquette Golden Eagles and The Bucks. We are pretty sure he would have been happy if his TV only had the sports channel on it. He enjoyed trips to the casino, Packers games and was a Brewers tickets holder for many years. Tom was raised in Wauwatosa, attending St. Therese Grade School in Milwaukee and graduating from Marquette High School in Milwaukee. He received his Bachelor’s Degree from UW-Madison and his Doctorate from Marquette Law School. In 1992 Tom opened Koss Law Office in Union Grove where he worked until he retired in 2017. After retirement he enjoyed trips to Dubuque, Iowa, and Green Bay with Gail. He was so happy to have four grandchildren to love. Emma, Otto, Aila and Etta brought him so much joy. For many years Tom was a member of the Union Grove Lions Club, State Bar of Wisconsin and a member of the Racine County Bar Association.
Tom is survived by his wife Gail of Burlington; daughter Christine (Jess) Wiinamaki of Green Bay; grandchildren Emma, Otto, Aila and Etta; mother-in-law Marilyn Hess; brother-in-law Ken (Jane) Hess; sisters-in-law Diane Hess and Linda (Bill) Adams; aunts and uncles; two nieces and a nephew, and many cousins. He was especially close to his cousin, Mary (Chip) Bunzel.
He was preceded by his death by his parents William and Muriel Koss, father-in-law Kenneth Hess and daughter Rachel Fanning.
Tom would like to thank his special friends Kim Schmalfeldt, Steph Olson, Bill McReynolds, Mary Bunzel, Arlene Tourville, and Melissa Herbers for the love and support they gave to Tom and Gail for so many years. They were always just a call away!
In lieu of flowers, Tom expressed he would like donations to go to Love Inc. or TLC in Burlington
A celebration of life will be held at Schutte-Daniels Funeral Home on Jan. 7, 2023 from 2 until 5 p.m. Prayer service will start at 2 p.m. followed by the Celebration of Life.
Well-wishers may visitwww.danielsfamilyfuneral.com.
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