Thomas Peter Walleri

Jun 16, 1947 -

Nov 1, 2025

Thomas Peter Walleri passed away on All Souls Day, Nov. 1, 2025, surrounded by his family. Tom was born on June 16, 1947, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Nicholas Walleri and Eliabeth Jean (nee Leary) Walleri.

Tom emigrated to Burley, Idaho, in 1952, with his parents and maternal grandparents, Thomas and Edna Leary, and later to Walla Walla, Wash. Tom grew up and lived in the Pacific Northwest. Tom graduated from Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, and attended the University of Washington and Western Washington University, where he met and married Barbara Klien on April 25, 1993.

Tom had a varied and adventuresome life, as a veterinarian technician in Seattle and the Tri-Cities; a contractor building homes in Camino Island, Wash.; and working in construction in Anchorage until he started working on the trans-Alaska pipeline beginning on one of the first CAT trains to Prudhoe Bay. Tom also worked as cook on the Cook Inlet oil platforms, jack up oil rigs from the Bering Sea to the Caribbean and Alyeska Pipeline camps. He managed remote work camps including Pebble Mine, Green's Creek and Kuparuk. He retired after working several years as a water and wastewater operator in various pipeline camps with the Operating Engineers Union.

Tom is survived by his brother, Michael Walleri (Kathy Hodges); nieces and nephews, Jennifer Imus of Lake Oswego, Ore., Michael Walleri (Megan) of Anchorage, Elizabeth Avery (Sakuma) of Las Vegas, Nev., Heather Walleri of Washington, and Nicholas Walleri of Anchorage; grandnieces and grandnephews, Evan and Logan Imus, Kim and Shawn Avery and Ahna and Addison Walleri. His memory lives on with his former wife, Barbara Klein of Washington, and numerous cousins and friends in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Tom was predeceased by his parents; brothers, Nicholas and Daniel Walleri; sister-in-law, Lisa Walleri; and nephew-in-law, Bryan Imus.

Tom loved to fish, particularly along the Klamath River in Northern California and golf with family members. In retirement, he lived in Anchorage and spend his winters in the village of La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, outside of Puerto Vallarta. Tom took an active role in the lives of his nieces and nephews, particularly Ahna and Addison Walleri, with whom he shared his love of theater, museums, bugs, science and books. His legacy will carry on in their lives remembering his love of adventure and learning.