It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of Thomas Jay Walden on January 23, 2025 at the age of 63. Thom was a registered nurse at Spaulding Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge, Mass where he was respected by his peers and patients alike. Thom was an adventurous soul who loved to ski, sky dive, build boats and ride his motorcycle. Thom was building a house boat in anticipation of someday retiring to enjoy the soothing motion of the sea. He is the son of the late Robert and Anna (Thomas) Walden. Thom leaves behind his brother Joseph Walden of Everett, Mass., his sister MaryBeth and brother-in-law Stephen Wing of Ipswich, Mass, and his sister Carole and brother-in-law Henry Smith of Sanford, Maine. Thom also leaves behind family including Trudy Mercer and David Heward of Kennebunkport, Maine, Cabot and Cheryl Trott and sons of Eliot, Maine. Thom was a devoted uncle to Jessica and Christopher Winchester of South Berwick Maine, Matthew and Amanda Fleischmann Smith of Dover NH and Katelyn and Jaap Schothuis of Kennebunk, Maine. Thom enjoyed a special relationship with his great-niece Emma Winchester and great-nephews Ethan Winchester, Finn Schothuis and Rutherford Smith. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend visiting hours at the JF Ward Funeral Home, 772 Broadway, Everett, on Tuesday, January 28th, from 4-8 pm. His funeral will be held from the funeral home on Wednesday, January 29th, at 9 am, followed by a Funeral Mass in Immaculate Conception Church, 487 Broadway, Everett, at 10 am. In lieu of flowers, donations in Thom's memory may be made to Boston Children's Hospital at www.giving.childrenshospital.org