Tom Wood

Thomas Bruce (Tom) Wood, 76, born June 16, 1948, peacefully passed on June 6, 2025 at Wenleigh Long Term Care.

Tom enjoyed working for CBC as a sound technician (sound effects) on the Air Farce show, Rick Mercer show, Kids in the Hall and many other notable comedy shows back as long ago as the Wayne & Schuster show. He was nominated for a golden globe award. Tom had a penchant for audience reaction and built his own machine which was in high demand when they were doing comedy shows like the Winnipeg Comedy Fest. Tom was one of several Sound effects technicians who built scenes for edited shows to give them a feeling of live television. His license plate# was LAFTRAX.

He never missed a day of work because he never really got ill; his body was healing itself before he realized that he wasn’t feeling well. He’s a phenomenon in this regard. He unknowingly had Covid twice. He wasn’t sick at all.

In his leisure time he was an award winning winemaker & a carpenter. The whole family enjoyed watching ‘The Price is Right’ together and fondly referred to it as ‘the Happy Show’. Tom & Ellen shared a love of good food & wine. Their pond & garden was another passion which is very natural & comforting. He was a mild mannered man who always had a smile on and jokes to tell. He was helpful to anyone that needed a hand.

Tom is very proud of his children. They have all made a good life for themselves. Ditto for his nephews & niece.

Tom is survived by his wife Ellen, his previous wife Marian (Owen), son Matthew (Emily), their children (Colton, Penelope), daughter Jessica (Dan), their children (Cameron, Ella, Addison), son Patrick (Stefany), brother Dave (Gloria), their children Michael (Heather), Stephanie (Matt), Andrew (Jill). He is predeceased by his mother Ella & father Robert.

There are no visitations. Instead, there will be a Celebration of Life gathering to be held in the summer. Details to follow when available.