Birth date: Feb 19, 1955 Death date: Jun 10, 2009
Thomas “Jap” DeCan, age 54, of Spring Lake passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at a Muskegon hospital. He was born February 19, 1955, in Grand Haven to Lyle and Dorothy (Donahue) DeCan, and he married the former Dawn Resseguie o Read Obituary
I am so sorry I didn't know of Tom's death until today.(Fri,19)..I would have surely come to his funeral. I'm sending a hug to all of you, Judy, Sue,Patti, and Ken ,and your families.
Phyllis##imported-begin##Phyllis,Roach,VanDyke##imported-end##
My deepest sympathies to Tom, his family and all who knew him well and loved him.
My memories of Tom have been resurrected by his passing. We were practically neighbors and rode the bus together, along with our siblings, all of similar age. While we didn't hang out in adulthood, whenever I did see him I'd try to chat him up a bit so as not to alienate him. He always cheerfully responded and would converse when prodded about deer hunting or nascar. While I've been dividing my living between here and elsewhere, it was not long ago when I last saw him, and he was still the same. I hope he didn't have to suffer, and that he's in a better place now. God Bless, old friend and rest in peace.##imported-begin##Michael Farrer Coston##imported-end##
Dear Decan Family--
My deepest sympathy in the loss of your brother Tom--I will be keeping you all in my prayers!
Sending you hugs of support from Las Vegas##imported-begin##Victoria(Vicky) Gardner Wolffis##imported-end##
We will miss Jappy so much. He was always a friend to me even if he didn't always like what I was doing. He let me know he didn't like it, but was still my friend no matter what. I don't know if he realized but there were times that if it weren't for all of you my kids and I wouldn't have eaten or had a roof over our heads. He had a special bond w/ Chevy even before he was born. I remember watching the races and all of a sudden Jappy would bust out laughing because my stomach was jumping all over the place either Chevy had hiccups or was just moving around. From the day we brought Chevy home Jappy would always say what a "cool kid" he was. Chevy and I used to walk almost everyday and most days we would stop and talk @ the garage. Sometimes it was nothing important and other days it was heart to heart.
When I told him I was dating this guy named Dustin from Shape, He right away said "Oh that's Barney's kid. He'll be great for you & the kids. Barney's a great guy,I started that nickname" and he went on and on about Dustin's Dad and gave me the thumb's up to date Dustin. I needed that thumb's up more than Jappy will ever know. I think it was because of Jappy, Chevy got so attached to Dustin's Dad so fast. "So you know MY Jappy?" was one of the first "talks" they ever had and have been buddies ever since.
My Mom said many times what great people all of you are and to always keep you close to me. I am so sorry that I haven't been around much but we love you all and all of you have made a difference in our lives not just Jappy.
Please call if you need anything at all.
Love and Prayers,
Donna & Chevy
i've always told my kids that when you see sunbeams, people are riding escalators to heaven. On Thurs nite, Chevy wanted to walk to the airport. I asked him why and he said he wanted to look for sunbeams so he could see Jappy go to heaven. He knows His Jappy is hunting and fishing and playing cards but most important he knows His Jappy is driving his very own racecar w/ all the best angels for his pitcrew. God Bless his little heart!##imported-begin##Donna Green & Chevy##imported-end##
Dawn im so sorry to read about jap my hart feels for your loss he was a great man we had some good times together at work (shape) and at the bars im sure you remember alot of times jap could count on you to come and get him at the bar love ya laretta 1355 e. keating muskegon mi 49442##imported-begin##laretta (eek) colegrove ##imported-end##
To Jap's loved ones, I send my condolences. My jeep broke down in front of his house a few years back and he and his wife were so helpful in getting it back on the road for me. What nice people they are. Thank you Jap for your kindness. God bless the family in this troubling time.
Greg and Cathy VanDyke##imported-begin##Cathy VanDyke##imported-end##
Dawn and family,
I am so sorry to hear of the loss of Jappy. He was such a great person. Jap will truley be missed by many. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this time.
Kim Newell##imported-begin##Kim Newell##imported-end##
Hi Dawn,
Sorry to hear about Jap, I am sorry I cant make it to the funeral. Hang in there. cindy##imported-begin##cindy(dobson)vargo##imported-end##
To Dawn and Family: Where can we start with so many wonderful times spent with Jap? All the fun Sundays watching the race, the generosity of you guys having everyone over for a barbecue or fish fry and so much laughter!! Jap ALWAYS had a joke or two, or three to share. We feel so fortunate to have had him as a friend. Our lives will not be the same without him. It was so much fun to paint his NASCAR table for him, just simply because he loved racing so much. The look on his face when he saw it for the first time will be in our memory forever! And what a riot when we all went to the Marne race and Jappy standing in line with his car hood to have Bobby Labonte sign it. What we'll remember most about Jap is how much he loved all his friends and family, and how much his friends and family loved him! We'll miss you dear friend...Love always, Bob and Kim##imported-begin##Bob and Kim Boston##imported-end##
A great uncle and a great man will be missed.##imported-begin##Trevor Nuismer##imported-end##
