Thomas Francis Rinn

Thomas Francis Rinn, age 63, of Frederick, Colorado, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Tom was born on December 2, 1957, to James Francis Rinn and Lois Mae (Chuchna) Rinn, who both preceded him in death.

Tom graduated from Mayo High School in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1976. He continued his education by attending the Faribault, Minnesota, Vocational Technical School where he earned his 2-year Certificate in Business Machine Repair. He was recruited to work for Xerox where he repaired copiers for 3 years. He continued his career repairing copiers and printers until 1991 when he was offered a job transfer to Colorado. In 1996 he began a successful 10-year IT career for US Bank, in Denver, Colorado. He changed career paths by getting back to his love of driving by working for the St. Vrain Valley School District driving school bus.

While on a camping weekend he was introduced to the love of his life, Linda Stoll, by her father, Dean Stoll. Their love of camping even extended to having their wedding rehearsal dinner at the campground where they met. As members of the Holiday Rambler Camping Club, they became Youth Leaders on a local, state and national level. He continued his volunteerism joining the Rosemont, Minnesota, Jaycee organization where he excelled in his recruitment of new members and was recognized with a Minnesota JC Statesman Award, #728. In Colorado, Tom became a member of the Tri-Town Lions Club where he was honored for his work in recruiting new members and for helping to organize new local clubs. He was a member of the Rinn United Methodist Church where he and his wife, Linda, continued in their volunteerism by becoming the church Youth Directors and participated in all outreach activities. He was the honorary “grill master” for the numerous church concession stands and was widely known for his famous “Tom’s Brats”.

Tom is survived by his adoring wife of 40-years, Linda Rinn, three siblings, Ken Rinn (and Cindi), Tami Rinn, and Sally Evans (and Kevin), all from Rochester, Minnesota; aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, both sets of grandparents, and his beloved pets Buddy, Tina, and Kiddie.

A celebration of Tom’s life will be held at Rinn United Methodist Church in Frederick, Colorado, on Saturday, January 30th at 10 am MST, with Facebook Live available for those not attending the memorial.

If you would like to contribute a video, audio, or written remembrance to be included in the service, please contact Pastor Robin Riley at 303-776-1578 (church office) or [email protected] prior to Wednesday, January 27th.

Plans will be made for a Celebration of Life in Minnesota later this year.

Flowers and cards may be sent to Rinn United Methodist Church, Family of Thomas Rinn, 3783 Bella Rosa Parkway, Longmont, CO 80504.

Visit:

www.rinnumc.org

https://www.facebook.com/RinnUnitedMethodistChurch/