All about real estate agent Tom Tuttle from Tacoma,Washington

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About Tom Tuttle

I am a dedicated real estate professional providing excellent service to my clients. My relationships with clients are built on trust and respect...listening to their needs and providing resources and knowledge so that they may make an educated decision. I have been a licensed agent for approximately 10 years.

Employment History

For the past 5 years, I've worked with my brother's brokerage...Turn Key Real Estate, Inc. While in college, I sold shoes at the Tacoma Nordstrom. I really enjoyed the experience and learned a lot about the 'real world' of business not found in a text book. The staff was wonderful and most still work there today. While the job paid well and many make a career of it, I couldn't see myself as a 'lifer'. Immediately out of college, I taught Language Arts at Gault & Hunt Middle School...with one year as a 5th grade teacher at Browns Pt. Elementary. In addition, I coached both girls & boys basketball as well as boys football. Though I enjoyed my years of teaching, I needed a change. I wanted to build something and put my 'creative juices' to work. At the time real estate was just a passion and a part-time gig. The timing was perfect as the market was strong and I was looking to build a business.

Business Ventures

Recently, I've partnered on two seperate ventures... Affordable Tacoma Homes and Designed for Sellers. Both operate under the umbrella of Turn Key Real Estate, Inc. Also, check out www.piercecountyhouses.com & www.designedforsellers.com .

Passion/Compassion

Someone once said to me, "You have to live with passion...be passionate about something". After much soul-searching, I decided that it was possible to be compassionate; that the world needed both...the yin & the yang if you will. Being a teacher requires much compassion. Listening to people and valuing their personal woth and views requires patience, understanding and most of all compassion. I believe my compassion translates into success for buyers and sellers.

My passion is real estate. The satisfaction of finding that perfect home or designing a 'home' to sell. Each home that I have personally owned has not just been a dwelling, but a home. It takes time, understanding , patience and vision to create a thoughtful design and a sense of 'home'. Afterall, home is what we make it; what we put in, we get back.

Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, Washington

Look closely.. "And John Candy as Tom Tuttle".

Yes, John Candy plays TomTuttle from Tacoma, Washington (a WSU alumnus). The following is a dialogue with the co-writer (Ken Levine) of Volunteers and 3 movie clips from Volunteers.

Check out the full story on the Real Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, WA.
http://kenlevine.blogspot.com/2008/11/real-tom-tuttle.html

Movie Clips:

Volunteers trailer circa 1984 (for those who haven't seen it)
http://www.videodetective.com/titledetails.aspx?fmt=20&publishedid=460

Introduction to Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, WA (meets Tom Hanks)
http://www.johncandy.com/VideoDetail.aspx?VideoID=48&VideoSection=29

Brainwashing of Tom Tuttle by communists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qLzQ4uOvio

His characters name was Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, WA. Throughout the course of the movie, the name is repeated several times. Over the years I have been dogged by the perpetual questions: " How did they come up with Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, WA?" Are you really from Tacoma? (yes, born and raised).

Thanks to modern technology, I was fortunate enough to converse with the (one of two) authors who wrote the script for Volunteers , Ken Levine. Ken has his own blog and recently posted a story about Volunteers and John Candy. The following is an account of our conversation:

Hi Tom,

Thanks so much for the note. I saw your comment in the blog. Was hoping maybe you'd write me direct.

Believe it or not, my partner David and I wrote the very first draft of VOLUNTEERS in 1980. It took five years to get made and released. We honestly pulled the name out of the air. We wanted the character to be real gung ho and for contrast, hail from as far away from the east coast as possible. First we came up with WSU as the college. We wanted the school to be well known (they're in the Pac 10) but still a little offbeat. We checked out a few fight songs, liked WSU's the best and settled on that. Then we figured the character should hail from the state of Washington. Tacoma was sort of a funny sounding name and again, a city that was recognizable. We always pictured that the character was a little wired and whenever he introduced himself would say his name and where he's from. So alliteration was employed to help the name roll off his tongue. Somehow we came up with Tom Tuttle from Tacoma. We just liked the rhythm of it. If we had gone with Spokane it might have been Stan Stodell from Spokane.

So have people been recognizing your name your whole life? I hope ultimately it's been a positive thing.

Again, thanks for writing. Say hi to Lawrence Bourne and Beth for me.

Cheers,

Ken Levine

On Oct 30, 2008, at 6:22 PM, Tom Tuttle wrote:

Ken,

As the real Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, WA….I have been asked all my life (well since 8^th grade or 84’ish) why the name Tom Tuttle for the movie Volunteers? Was I consulted? Did I get royalties? And in fact, when I was in 8^th grade, I wanted nothing to do with the attention. My father wanted to push it and thought I should use it to my advantage. To this day, 24 years later, people still laugh when I introduce myself …Tom Tuttle. They say, from Tacoma, WA? Yes. I was born and raised in Tacoma and still reside here. My question for you is…..how did you come up with Tom Tuttle from Tacoma, WA ? Phone book? Well, in 8^th grade I was not listed….so how?

Recently I posted a blog on your site after someone brought it to my attention. The movie clip is great. Last year, I was contacted by a gentleman in Wisconsin writing a piece for the peace corps. He too could not believe there was an actual TomTuttle form Tacoma. Anyway, I’m sure you are a very busy man, but if you could take the time to answer my question, I would be forever grateful….as I would love to have the answer for everyone who asks me…all the time.

Thanks,

Tom Tuttle

(from Tacoma)