Thomas M

Valentine

Thomas Michael Valentine died at the age of 78 on December 8, 2025 in Hollister, CA. He was born to Leslie A. Valentine and Mary Jane Valentine on April 30, 1947 in Hollister, CA. Tom graduated from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1971 with a Bachelor of Science in Botany, and worked as a plant breeder for over 50 years. He married Anna Maria Vigna on October 7, 1972 and welcomed a
daughter, Regina Marie Valentine, on May 18, 1983 in Hollister, CA. Tom is preceded in death by his parents, brother Bruce Valentine, cousin David Buck, and niece Jessica Gomez. He is survived by: his wife Anna, daughter Regina, son-in-law Joshua Wagner, brother Richard Valentine and sister-in-law Elaine Valentine, nephews Stephen, Ryan, and Andrew and their spouses, cousins Rosemary, Luis, and Michelle Garcia, cousins Kathy, Kimberly, Jason, and Leslie Montgomery, sister-in-law Joanna Vigna and brother- in-law Luis Marquez, nieces and nephews Sabrina, Steve, Salena, Shaena, Vanessa, Elizabeth, Destiny, Javier Jr., Jiselle, and Justin. Tom has many grand and great-grand nieces and nephews that he loved. He enjoyed laughing, gardening, cooking, and spending time with his immediate and extended family and friends in the San Benito County region. Tom was a cheerful, calm, caring man of integrity and his legacy will live on in the hearts of all those who loved him.