The
USA Hockey officiating community mourns the loss
of one of its young officials. Thomas
M. DeMartino, 24,
of East Haven, Connecticut who died on May 29, 2003
of injuries
sustained in an automobile accident. Thomas
has been a registered member of USA
Hockey's officiating
program for the past nine seasons. Tom was a member
of the
Central Connecticut Ice Hockey Officials Association
and worked many games in
the New Haven and Connecticut
area. He played
hockey for East Haven High School before
he graduated in 1996. He graduated from
UCONN in 2000
with a degree in economics where he was a member of
PI Kappa
Aplha. He was also a member of the National
Ice Hockey Officials Association.
Tom is survived by his
father Thomas F. DeMartino who is also a registered USA
Hockey official, his mother Robin and sister Marybeth
and other loving
relatives.
He will be greatly missed by his fellow Connecticut
and New England officials.
Memorial
contributions may be made to the
Brett H. Chernik Amputee Foundation,
35 East
Main Street, Avon, Connecticut 06011.