Thomas Aveni

09/22/10 - Tom sends us some pictures of his newly renovate home on Long Beach Island, New Jersey  -(Click here)

02/07/08 - email from Tom 
Have not ignored you. I am in the process of renovating our beach home, and doing some additional renovation on our new home in Florida, we purchased in November. Have our other Florida home up for sale. I hope it sells soon. In the meantime my first passion (My business) has just finalized our bidding the four World Trade Center Towers. The first tower (Freedom Tower) is down to my company, and another competitor. We are also in the final stages of a 70 elevator project called, BAR MAR, in the Bahamas We should know, in two weeks, if we are the chosen one. This one is right next to the Atlantis Project we just completed. My family is healthy. Dorrie, my wife is a Gem for putting up with all my activities. I will keep you all up to date on our progress. If any of you guys are passing thru Palm Beach Gardens Florida, and want to play some golf or tennis let me know. I am in and out. So a call would be in order. Dorrie stays there for the entire winter season. Our Florida telephone number 561-622-4200.

(Editor's note.  The following was received from Tom on 02/27/07)

2007 Recap: Will be celebrating 27th anniversary this year (2nd marriage). Have 3 daughters, 2 stepsons and 1foster daughter. After first divorce my 3 girls lived with me. My second wife and I have more than the Brady bunch. We now have 6 grandkids .Two girls and four boys. Our three daughters have all the grandkids. My oldest son who lives in Fl., and our foster daughter are not married . Have working for me two sons-in-law, one son and our foster daughter. Our major business facility is in Paterson, N.J., with offices in Mass and Washington D.C. Our main home is in Towaco, N.J. with a summer home in Loveladies (LBI) N.J., and a winter place at Frenchman’s Creek, Palm Beach Gardens Fl. Almost two years ago I hired a President to run my companies for me. Never thought I would get old. I guess just in years not in Attitude. Had bilateral knee surgery that got infected after the surgery. Put me out of commission for 9 months. Other than that I am in excellent health.  Enjoying my wife, boating, tennis, golf, rollerblading, traveling, and above all my grandchildren. Busy with my business and the transitioning of my business responsibilities. It is not easy since my business is my passion.

Looking forward to our visit. How will we recognize each other? Any old pictures hanging around?

1997 recap. Tom & Dorrie celebrated their 17th anniversary in July ’97. His daughters are all married and the boys are single. They now all live away from home. Tom is the owner of a fabricating company which manufactures elevator cabs and doors and was selected to build the elevator cabs for the Statue of Liberty among many other notable projects. They have a Bay House in Long Beach Island, NJ and a condo in Deerfield Beach, FL to which they escape during the winter months for warm weather sports. Tom loves tennis, scuba diving and golf. Dorrie plays tennis, scuba dives, photography and bike riding. Dorrie, Cindy, and Christopher work for Tom’s company.

1982 recap. Tom attended Fordham University, played the clarinet in the university orchestra and enrolled in R.O.T.C. He graduated with a B.S. in Pharmacy in ’61 and married in ’62. He spent 2 years in the Armed Forces Infantry Officers and resigned his commission as a captain in ’67. Joined the EDI-ECI company and also worked part-time as a pharmacist. Divorced in ’75. Married Dorrie in ’80 and together they have 5 children – Toms’s Cindy (18), Tammy (17) & Julie (15) and Dorrie’s Robert (12) & Christopher (9). Tom enjoys tennis, skiing, renovating and gardening.