Obit: Tom Wise | Oct. 13, 1922 ~ Aug. 9, 2013

Tom Wise was born in Meeker, Colo., to Harvey and Ethel Wise on Oct. 13, 1922. He was the fifth of seven children, and the first-born son.
Tom attended school in Meeker and graduated from Meeker High School. He worked on various local ranches and rodeoed until he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1943. He saw action in World War II and was honorably discharged as a corporal in 1946.
In 1948,…