John Thomas "Tom" Ament, 77, of Wooster, OH, died on Saturday, March 11, 2023He was born August 27, 1945, in Baltimore, MD, to John Wesley "Wes" and Mildred "Mim" Burger Ament. On August 31, 1968, he married Cheryl "Cheri" O'Hail. He is survived by their two children John Christopher (Chris) Ament of North Royalton, OH, and Laura (Michael) Taylor of Geelong, Australia; grandchildren Alex Ament, Isabelle "Rilie" Taylor, and Luke Taylor; sisters Janice Flores of Columbia, MD, and Mary Kelly of Crofton, MD. John was preceded in death by his parents and wife. John graduated from Muskingum College (where he met Cheri) in 1967. He married shortly thereafter, was drafted into the Army in 1968, and served in Fulda, Germany, for approximately 2 years. After being honorably discharged, he worked for the Veteran's Administration nearly his entire career, retiring in 2000. He was an active member of St. Mary Catholic church and was a faithful Christian his entire life. John loved to fish, work in the garden and grow vegetables, play tennis, coach his kids' softball teams (when he was younger), have game nights with friends (when he was older), and read very large books (especially history).