Capt Tom Struve

Captain Tom Struve grew up on the banks of the Mississippi River at Prescott, Wisconsin. His childhood dream to pilot towboats was fulfilled as he became the youngest captain to ever be licensed out of the Chicago, Illinois Coast Guard office on his twenty-first birthday in April of 1973. Tom was an active towboat captain for more than two decades.

A graduate of the University of MN with a degree in Public Administration, Tom continues into his third decade of public employment working for the city of Avondale, Arizona. Now residents of Goodyear, Arizona, Tom, his wife Shannon, and their dog Riley, enjoy writing, camping and every outdoor activity during 350 sunny days annually.