Sgt Thomas John Dostie
Born: February 25, 1984
Died: December 21, 2004 in Mosul, Iraq
Sgt. Thomas J. Dostie of Sommerville, Maine attended Palermo Elementary School, and Erskine Academy where he participated on the swimming and wrestling teams. Tom didn’t bring attention to himself, rather he did what was asked of him on both the football field and in the classroom. He seem to migrate to the underdog, the student who was left out, or who had trouble fitting in could find Tommy taking them under his wing. Tom was a quiet man who harbored a deep sense of pride in his family, country and school. He could also be a mischievous young man. A good hearted person he was always helping others, often it was other students who struggled in the senior business math class. He followed in his father’s footsteps, serving as a volunteer firefighter and working at the family’s lawnmower repair shop. After joining the military he became a proud soldier. He died in Mosul, Iraq at age 20 when a suicide bomber entered his dining facility and detonated an improvised explosive device. He leaves his parents, Michael R. Dostie and Margaret M. Betit Dostie, his brother, Timothy M. Dostie, foster brothers and sisters, John J. Houllahan Jr. Stanley Terry, Patrick Woodside, and Lisa Haggarty.
Army
National Guard
133rd Engineer Battalion
Portland, Maine
Burial is at Sand Hill Cemetery in Somerville, Maine
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