With Jean, Marcy, Gary and his beloved dog Girly at his side, Tundra Tom peacefully passed on to his next adventure.
On April 1, 2018, after a brief battle, Thomas H Faess 63 of Ignace Ontario, succumbed to the challenges of cancer at the Dryden Regional Health Centre.
Tom is survived by his sisters Jean (Gary)Cutts, Bonnie (Bob) Rutta, Sally (Jim) Uselding, Nancy Czarnecki, Marilyn (Chuck) Bongard, nieces, nephews and friends worldwide. Tom was laid to rest in the Dryden Cemetery.
The son of the late Henry and Marcella Faess, , Tom was born in and attended schools in Wisconsin, spending summers at Echo Lake Lodge out of Red Lake Ontario. He assisted his family with their tourism business until he established Great Canadian Wildlife Adventures. Over the years he ran special wildlife expeditions into remote regions of Canada’s far north, including Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and most recently based out of Kuujjuaq Quebec.
This excerpt from a letter written to Tom by long time friend and client Dave Sweiger sums up Tom’s life.
“You have been instrumental in showing literally hundreds or maybe thousands of people the wild north and I am certain that many many people thank you and have thanked you for the opportunity you gave them for world class photography opportunities and experiences of a life time. Thanks for doing the good work you have done. You have touched many lives.”
Tom, we will love you and miss you forever.
