Thomas Emanuel Gallant, MD, FACC On June 30th, 2022, Thomas Gallant passed away surrounded by his family following a valiant fight against pancreatic cancer. He will forever be remembered as a loving husband, a doting father, an adoring grandfather, an avid reader, an involved community member, a fierce intellect, a skilled physician, and a respected colleague. Tom was born on December 3, 1949, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Francis J. and A. Marita (Courtney) Gallant. He grew up in South Paris, Maine, attending Paris public schools and Oxford Hills High School, from which he graduated in 1967 with honors. Tom studied at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where he was a member of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity, a chemistry major and a Senior Scholar, graduating cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1971. Immediately after college graduation, he matriculated to Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he was a member of the first 3-year MD program class, graduating in 1974 cum laude and being elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha honor medical society. Tom completed a medicine/pediatrics internship at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont in Burlington, where he subsequently served a diagnostic radiology residency before being certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology. He was the first cardiac radiology fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he also completed a fellowship in vascular radiology. After serving briefly as an Instructor in Radiology at MGH/Harvard Medical School, he joined Northwest Radiologists in Indianapolis, Indiana, practicing at St Vincent's Hospital for two years. Thomas then joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he practiced for four years, advancing from assistant professor to associate professor of radiology and directing the cardiac radiology and interventional radiology sections. During the years at Vermont, Harvard, St Vincents, and Cincinnati, Tom published several scientific papers and book chapters, presenting his work to national and international audiences. He served as an examiner for the American Board of Radiology in the diagnostic radiology section and for the cardiac and interventional radiology special competency section for several years. He was also elected to fellowship in the American College of Cardiology as a cardiac radiologist. Thomas joined the Marshfield Clinic in 1986, practicing there for 31 years in the interventional and cardiac radiology sections and serving on the executive committee, as medical director for hospital radiology, chair of the radiation protection committee and teaching in the school of radiography. After his retirement in 2017, Tom continued to teach in the radiography school, and remained close with many colleagues who endured as lifelong friends. Tom and Christiana Holzer met at Colby and were married in 1973 in her hometown of Gallipolis, Ohio. Nathan was born in 1976, Andrew in 1981, and Lara in 1984. Christi and Tom divorced in 1999, but both remained active in the lives of their children. Tom married Suzanne (Hirsch) Tuszka in 2006 and they have resided in Wausau, Wisconsin, since that time. Suzanne's children, Cassandra and Zach play active roles in Tom's life, along with their respective partners Caleb and Jenna. Nathan married a classmate from Marshfield, Briana Fahey, in 2011, and later succumbed to colon carcinoma in 2014 after a courageous battle with the disease. Nathan remained forever in Tom's heart, and he and his family honored his legacy at every opportunity. Lara married Stephen ("Ted") in 2012, and Andrew lives with his partner, Susanna. Lara's children, Miles Thomas and Calvin Nathan, were born in 2014 and 2018 respectively. These boys were bright lights in Tom's life, along with Cassandra's children, Oscar and Olive. Tom, a.k.a. Grandpa Tom or "Baki", will be sorely missed; his legacy will live on through his grandchildren's passion for reading, their love of science, their curiosity, and the kindness of their hearts. Tom and Suzanne were active members at St John's Episcopal Church in Wausau where both served terms on the Vestry, and Tom was also a junior warden. They subsequently transferred their membership to St James' Episcopal in Mosinee where Tom was junior warden. Since retirement, Tom has spent his years traveling North America in his array of camper vans and RV's, fishing and boating on the lake, enjoying various cuisines (Prince Edward Island mussels and lobster rolls were favorites), and generally living life to the fullest. Above all, he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. Even though far apart at times, he was an active and frequent presence in all of their lives–celebrating birthdays and holidays, helping with home renovations, and regaling them with his countless stories and jokes (many of which contained graphic detail from a long medical career). Cancer has brought much heartbreak to Tom and his family over the years. In light of this, we kindly request that–in lieu of flowers–gifts be made to support efforts to find a cure. Please consider donating to the Cancer Research Institute (cancerresearch.org) in his name. Services will be held at John J. Buettgen Funeral Home on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. until the time of Service at 7:00 p.m. John J. Buettgen Funeral Home is assisting family at this time. Online condolences may be expressed at HonorOne.com