Thomas L. Cloer, Jr. Oct 08, 1925 - Feb 27, 2018

Thomas L. Cloer, Jr., third generation native of Porterville, beloved husband and father, has died of complications of Parkinson’s disease in Monrovia, California. He was 92 years old.

Tom graduated from Porterville Union High School in 1943. He joined the Army and spent his tour of duty in the Aleutian Islands. After the army Tom enrolled at UCLA under the GI Bill where he met Helen. They celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary in 2017. Tom began his working life as a meteorological statistician; his career as a systems analyst for Navy contractors in Pasadena, Culver City, and later, San Diego, spanned several decades. Frequent trips to the family farm southwest of Porterville were common, and his family had the unique opportunity to experience both suburban and farm life.

Tom was known for his calm demeanor and continual generosity with his time and substance. Establishing The Class of 43 scholarship program at PUHS is one of his enduring achievements.

Tom is survived by his wife, Helen, daughter Julia and husband Sean (of Northridge), son Dan and wife Laura (of Visalia), and granddaughters Madeline Souder (of Denver) and Samantha (Keller, of Vienna, Austria), his sister-in-law Harriet Baucom-cloer, niece Carla Cloer, and nephews Wally and Lane Starr.

A graveside memorial will be held at the Vandalia Cemetery, Porterville, at 1:00 Friday, April 27. Contact Dan Cloer at dcloer@vison.org or Carla at 559-930-6338.