Thomas W. Skinner, age 23, passed away in Boulder, Colorado on Thursday, September 3, 2009. Tom was born on August 17, 1986 in Evanston, Illinois. He was a student at the University of Colorado. Tom was the youngest of his generation and is survived by his parents, his paternal grandparents and several aunts and uncles: Becky Skinner of Centennial, Colorado; Walt and Lee Busker of Placida , Florida; Bill and Barb Busker of Dallas, Texas; Barbara and Wolfgang Mieder of Williston, Vermont; Dan and Margaret Dykhuizen of Setauket, New York; Ann and Bill Brenner of St. Louis, Missouri and Jane and Tom Bos of Holland, Michigan. He is also survived by eleven cousins and their spouses. We all dearly loved him: he lived life to the fullest. A Memorial Service will be held at Rockland Community Church in Golden at two in the afternoon on Saturday, the 12th of September and a Memorial Fund will be announced at that time.