{"id":17329,"date":"2014-10-14T13:16:01","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T17:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/?p=17329"},"modified":"2019-12-06T13:52:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T18:52:07","slug":"thomas-tj-bomba-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/?p=17329","title":{"rendered":"Thomas &#8220;TJ&#8221; Bomba, 38"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bomba-Thomas-TJ-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bomba-Thomas-TJ-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bomba-Thomas-TJ-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bomba-Thomas-TJ-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bomba-Thomas-TJ-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bomba-Thomas-TJ-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/www.lutzlivetotell.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Bomba-Thomas-TJ-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Montgomery County Police Officer, Thomas &#8220;T.J.&#8221; Bomba, age 38, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>T.J. was born in Erie, PA. and grew up in Cambridge Springs, PA.\u00a0 He attended Cambridge Springs High School and earned an Associate&#8217;s degree in criminal justice at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.\u00a0 He had a black belt in Tagei Jutsu karate.\u00a0 T.J. worked at Loomis Fargo armored car company until he began his 13-year career with the Montgomery County Police Department in 2006.\u00a0 In 2007, T.J. received the Silver Medal of Valor.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>He married his college sweetheart, Angela Tripp, in 2005.\u00a0 T.J. was a loving father of Tommy Bomba (age 11) and Jake Bomba (age 5). In 2009, T.J. survived a life-threatening infection, and, after a lengthy recovery process, ultimately returned to full duty.\u00a0 T.J. enjoyed Steelers football, golf, poker, cooking, spending time with friends and family, and serving as Tommy&#8217;s Cub Scout leader.\u00a0 He was well known for his quick\u00a0wit and larger than life sense of humor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>T.J. is survived by his wife, Angela Tripp Bomba and two children, Tommy Bomba and Jake Bomba of Damascus, MD; parents, Thomas and Carol Bomba of Hanover, PA., sister, Alison Bomba and brother-in-law, Tate Safford of Frederick, MD., parents-in-law, Paul and Mitzi Tripp of Tioga, PA., brothers-in-law, Carl and Richard Tripp of Mansfield, PA., several aunts, uncles, cousins, many lifelong friends and all of his brothers and sisters in blue from the Montgomery County Police Department.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h6 class=\"col-xs-12\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Shared from: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.staufferfuneralhome.com\/notices\/ThomasTJ-Bomba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>staufferfuneralhome.com<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h6 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/amp\/s\/www.nbcwashington.com\/news\/local\/Montgomery-County-Officer-Died-of-Self-Inflicted-Gunshot-Police-563171931.html%3famp=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montgomery County Officer Died of Self-Inflicted Gunshot: Police<\/a><\/h6>\n<h2 class=\"subtitle\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h6 class=\"headline\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goerie.com\/news\/20191015\/investigation-determines-officer-died-from-self-inflicted-gunshot?template=ampart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INVESTIGATION DETERMINES OFFICER DIED FROM SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT<\/a><\/h6>\n<div class=\"byline\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lcpllutzlivetotell.org\/contribute-memorial-wall\">Add your loved one to the wall<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Montgomery County Police Officer, Thomas &#8220;T.J.&#8221; Bomba, age 38, passed away on Monday, October 14, 2019. 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