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Thomas John Gerrity, 61, passed on Dec. 2, 2020 unexpectedly and peacefully with his family by his side. He was born, one of eight children, to Robert Gerrity and Ann Gerrity on May 9, 1969 in San Bernardino. When he was age 2, his family moved to Rapid City, S.D. By the age of 7, he learned all the skills required to grow up with seven siblings. These skills served him well when his family moved to Sacramento. Life on the playground in Sacramento was slightly different than Rapid City. At age 9, Tom and his brother Jim, age 7, saw a pocketknife at a hardware store. Neither had any money, so Tom pointed out all the work that they could do at the store in payment for the knife. The storeowner let them work. Tom learned quickly that life was better when he had money in his pocket. He started his paper route at age 9. From there, he grew fresh produce and sold it to local restaurants, washed dishes (briefly) at Little Joeâs restaurant in Sacramento. He did body work on cars ....