Thomas Donato

Loving husband, father, brother, uncle, teacher, coach, and friend. Tom 'Tommy' Donato was born and raised in Sacramento. He attended Holy Spirit Grammar School, Christian Brothers High School, and Saint Mary's College. He also received his Master's Degree in Spanish from Sacramento State University. He loved sports and played throughout his school days, as well as, two years of football in college. In 1971, he fell in love with the woman of his dreams, Terri. It was truly love at first sight, and they were inseparable from that day forward. Tom and Terri spent 38 blessed years of marriage together. Tom also devoted 36 years of his life to Jesuit High School as a teacher. Although he lectured about Spanish, he always said he taught students. In 1983, Tom and Terri were blessed to give birth to their only child, Alan. Tom coached several of Alan's Little League teams, as well as, football and baseball at Jesuit for a number of years. Tom will always be remembered as the most generous, loving, kind, witty, and cherished father and husband one could ever hope for. Tom leaves behind a wealth of family and friends (many he has known since kindergarten), who will miss him greatly. Tom now rejoins his beloved parents, the late Toni and Al Donato. He is survived by his loving wife, Terri, his proud son, Alan (Katy), and his caring sisters, Mona Witry (Jack), Bonnie Andre (Ron), and Linda Donato, and numerous nieces and nephews. We all know that Tom is in heaven smiling down on us, and hopefully the 'Fair Guy' can convince the man upstairs to let us in too, so that we can laugh with Tom for the rest of eternity. We love you so much and will miss you always. Please join us to celebrate Tom's life at Holy Spirit Church on Tuesday April 3 at 7pm for the Rosary and Wednesday April 4 at 11am for the Funeral Mass. Remembrances in his name may be made to the American Cancer Society or our local SPCA. Please sign the on-line guestbook at gormleyandsons.com