Thomas Kavanaugh

San Diego California- Tom Kavanaugh, 39, passed away at his home on Tuesday November 5 , 2013 in San Diego after a long struggle with a debilitating physical illness. Born on April 23, 1974 he was raised in Guilderland and graduated with honors from Guilderland High School Class of 1992 where he played lacrosse and footballand was a class officer. He went to theRochester Institute of Technology and graduated with a degree in Computer Engineering. After graduating from RIT he relocated to SanDiego and traveled the world as a computer engineer working on projects with some of the most brilliant minds in the industry. He loved to surf and was at the Pacific Ocean every morning before work he had many opportunities to surf in different spots around the world, Costa Rica being his favorite. Tom is survived by his wife, Kristina Kavanaugh (Johnson) of Encinitas California and his six year old son Timothy, his parents Marie and Dana Smith of Guilderland and Richard Kavanaugh of Princetown his sister Melissa Kavanaugh of Guilderland and her daughter Lily Mangona, his sister Patricia Kavanuagh and her husband Michael Lyons of Austin Texas and his brother Michael Kavanaugh of Guilderland. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Family and friends are invited to call to express their condolences on Friday November 15, 2013 from 4 pm to 7pm at Guilderland's DeMarco Stone Funeral Home 5216 Western Turnpike (Route 20) Guilderland. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday November 16, 2013 at 11 am at Christ the King Church 20 Sumter Avenue Albany. The family respectfully requests that donations may be made in Tom's memory to a charity of one's choice.