Obituary
Thomas (Tom) Atwater Voorhees, (64) of Palm Coast, Florida, passed away surrounded by his wife Jessica, and daughters, Kendall and Khori, on May 4, 2020. Tom was born in Traverse City, MI to Jean and Jim Voorhees.
He attended Traverse City Senior High and enlisted in the Navy in the Fall of 1972. Tom was a navigator on a destroyer and participated in the Westpac tour out of San Diego. Tom was discharged from the Navy in 1975 with a National Defense Service Medal.
Tom then attended Northern Michigan University and finished his college studies at the University of Georgia with a focus on Finance and Risk Management. After school he worked at Standard Federal Savings Bank in Washington, DC eventually moving into insurance as a broker. His later career was as a businessman working in South America and Europe.
Tom always loved boats and being on the water, having grown up on the water and spending his childhood boating. He was very athletic and completed the Boston Marathon in 1999 and 2000. Tom was very charming and social with a wonderful smile. And he loved good quality coffee.
Tom is survived by his mother Jean Voorhees and sisters Karen White (Larry) and Tracey Voorhees (Mike) all of Annapolis, MD and his son Corbin Voorhees from a previous marriage, Kent Island, MD. And wife Jessica P. Voorhees and daughters Kendall P. Voorhees and Khori P. Voorhees of Palm Coast, FL.
Committal will be Friday, September 4, 2020 at Cape Canaveral National Cemetery. Locator, Section: 1, Grave Number: 495.
Tom was a great man, excellent husband, amazing father, and a Son of God with a good heart. He will be remembered with a loving smile.
one moth my love. We love you, and miss you so much! you will always be with us, in our hearts, and every memory we shared together as a couple and as a family. God will give us strength, courage, wisdom and knowledge to keep us going, and to be in God's ways...
with Love:
Jess, Kendall, Khori, abuela Jeanina and Aspen...
I have lost a dear friend. I miss you brother. Some people touch us right away, and forever. You have left us with great memories, and a standard to live up to that will cause me to reach for my best as a man, and dad and maybe one day again as a husband.
I'm so very sorry for your loss. You know he fought hard to stay and be with you. But that was not part of God's Perfect Plan. He was a loving husband and father, so proud of you and his children.
I'm certain he's on a heavenly cruise, steaming along a beautiful waterway, enjoying a good read at night, and wishing you all were with him.
Love,
Marie, Ted, Lisa and Laura
Tom, you always will be remembered with a loving smile, we love you and miss you so much!!!
God be with You!
Tom & Kendall, sweetheart dance.
Tom & Khori, ready for the dance
Tom and girls at the 1st School Father/Daughter Sweetheart Dance.
Feb, 11th 2020
Tom and his Fung Shui, Palm Coast, FL.
Jan, 26th 2020
Tom and Jessica very happy and thankful to the Lord for Life!
Tom and Jess Hollywood kiss...
Kendall & Tom
Khori & Tom
The Voorhees and Jessicas Family with kids and mother in law.
The Voorhees and Jessica's Family
Ceremony for Jess & Tom Vows Renewal.
So emotional!
Kendall, Tom & Khori...
The Voorhees,
Thanks Lord for such a blessing!!!
The Voorhees,
so happy day!!!
The Voorhees,
The Voorhees Family, Tom and Jessica Renewing Vows.
Chiclayo, Peru. Dec, 28th 2019
Tom and Jessica,
1920's business party at the Hammocks, Palm Coast.
The Voorhees Family Est. 2009, collage for Tom
Tom coming back home from dropping girls to school, by scooter.
The Voorhees family, at the Kramer's
Corbin, Tom & Ward.
Thanksgiving 2019 in Massachusetts
Tom and family going boating...
Tom and Corbin starting the Fung Shui's engine, lets have fun today boating...
Tom & Corbin,
Palm Coast, FL. October 2019.
Tom and Corbin visiting grandma Jean, Annapolis MD.
April, 2019
Tom and family at Magic Kingdom, Orlando. Girls birthday!
Jan 2019.
Fun day at the boat Fung Shui, Tom and Family, including Aspen.
Tracey, Corbin, Tom, Kendall, Khori, & Jess. Kennedy Space Center.
March 2019.
The Voorhees Family at the Kennedy Space Center.
March 2019
Tom & Family at the Hoover Dam. NV
Tom & Family at the Grand Canyon, AZ
Tom and family at the National Zoo.