AMBERG, Thomas (Tom) Hickson

Thomas (Tom) Hickson Amberg, 91, died July 19, 2008 in Philadelphia at the home of his daughter, Margaret Turk. Tom lived in Fountain Hills from 1979 until January of this year when he moved to Philadelphia. Tom enjoyed many years of good fellowship with the other members of The Club in Fountain Hills, whether it was joining them at the Monday night dinners, playing golf, or attending their specially calendared social events. He was a member of The Church of the Ascension in Fountain Hills and, in the town's early years, a director of the Fountain Hills Library Board. Tom's early years were in Chicago where he was one of 11 children born to John and Marie Amberg. He was a graduate of Northwestern University Law School, first practicing in the Chicago area and then in the Phoenix area beginning in 1969. Tom was a World War II veteran who served in the Navy. He was the husband of the late Khrybel Travers Amberg with whom he had three children and lived first in Winnetka, Ill. and later in Scottsdale and Fountain Hills. He shared the later years of his life with his wife, Marjorie Holm Amberg, who preceded him in death two years ago. Tom will be missed by his children, John W. (Suzanne) Amberg of Evanston, Ill., Margaret Turk of Philadelphia, Pa., and Mary LeBeau (Kenneth) Keener of Tulsa, Okla.; and his grandchildren, Christopher (Betsy) Turk, Suzanne (Steve) Janczewski, Matthew Turk, Katie (Kevin) Kelly, and Megan and Lily Amberg. He was the proud great-grandfather of six and the late Emily Janczewski. He will also be missed by his four stepchildren and their families, Ronald (Colleen) Holm of Minneapolis, Minn., Janet Wiig (Darrell Johnson) of Fountain Hills, Barbara (Peter) Esam of London, England, and Richard Holm (Judy Kirk) of Las Vegas, Nev. He is also survived by three of his siblings, William Amberg, Elizabeth Murtaugh, and Catherine Martin, and many nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life will be held in Chicago on Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008. Memorials may be made to Jefferson Hospice, 400 One Radnor Corporate Center, 100 Matsonford Rd. Radner, PA 19087 and The Society of St. Vincent DePaul of Arizona, P.O. Box 13600, Phoenix, AZ 85002. Fountain Hills Times June 8, 2008