THOMAS SKIDMORE SHERMAN

ESSEX JUNCTION — Thomas Skidmore Sherman, 58 of Essex Junction, Vt., was born in Burlington, Vt., on Feb. 2, 1966. He was adopted shortly thereafter by Robert J. Sherman and Ann Skidmore Donley Sherman. In the midst of what had been a brave and admiringly uphill battle with stage two lung cancer, Tom passed away in his home unexpectedly on July 30, 2024, of unrelated natural causes.

Tom grew up amongst the picturesque mountains and back roads of Ripton, Vt.  He was a 1984 graduate of Middlebury Union High School and a member of the tennis and cross-country ski teams. After High School, he spent some time in Florida, but quickly returned to Vermont, where he settled in the Burlington and Essex Junction areas, working as a delivery driver and more recently in retail sales.

From a young age, Tom had a passion for sports, but none greater than his love for ice hockey. In his free time, Tom could be found behind the boards, chatting with the coaches and players of the Boston Bruins or UVM Men’s Ice Hockey teams (many of whom knew him by name). In addition to sports, Tom had a genuine interest in learning about his ancestry and enjoyed researching and meeting both his extended adoptive and biological families.

Tom is survived by his sister, Kate Eldridge and her husband Micheal of Quechee, VT.

Donations can be made in Tom’s memory to the University of Vermont Cancer Center.◊