Butzen, Tom, of Lake St. Louis, Missouri, died on Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at the age of 80. Dear husband of the late Sally Ann Butzen; dear son of the late Nicholas F. and the late Olga Butzen; loving father of Thomas J. (Martha A.) Butzen and John A. (Judith Ann) Butzen; proud grandfather of Jaden Amber Butzen and Jamen Avery Butzen; dear brother of Marguerite Stormont and the late James Butzen; dear uncle to many nieces and nephews. He was a retired US Navy Flight Officer, earning medals in the Korean War. He also taught High School Science for 18 years in the Parkway School District. He enjoyed bird watching, was an avid reader and a skilled marksman.