Thomas Alan Dutart  Obituary

Thomas Alan Dutart's official obituary Heaven’s Dixieland Jazz Band has a new jammer!  Thomas Alan Dutart passed away on June 19th, 2018 in Santa Maria, California. Tom was the son of Charles and Ruth Dutart of Stockton, CA, where he grew up with his brother Bill. He graduated from Stockton High, from the College of the Pacific, and later acquired a Master’s Degree in counseling. He met the love of his life, Linda Cardiff, at a college homecoming parade, and this coming August, they would have celebrated 59 years of marriage.   Tom taught elementary school in Manteca, CA, starting at Lindberg, with the majority of his years at Sequoia School in the fourth and sixth grades.  Tom had a unique way of making every child feel special and is remembered by many students as their “favorite teacher of all time.” Tom was a dedicated civic leader. In Manteca he was president of the Manteca Jaycees.  In Santa Maria, Tom was actively involved in the senior community, including the OASIS Community Center of Old Orcutt where he served as musical director of the Luis OASIS Ukulele Band. He served as board president of the Santa Maria Valley Senior Club at the Elwin Mussell Center as well as playing the banjo and piano for the Retired Active Men’s Group.(RAMS). Tom was also an active member of the Elks, the Moose, and the Elks’ Traveleers.   After living 45 years in Man