Born December 21, 1950, in Detroit (Michigan, USA) and of Polish ancestry, Thomas Martin Kuras was the youngest child of four. He had a difficult childhood, suffering from the absence of his father. Overwhelmed by various demands his mother had little time for her son. He was a timid youth in fragile health, left much to his own devices. Later, his sister Rosemary helped him significantly, becoming his musical benefactor. Thomas’ extraordinary memory helped him with his music studies largely in self-taught fashion. He began by learning to play piano, and then he took lessons from the organist at Epiphany, a Catholic church in Detroit, located next to the elementary school he attended. As a result, at the age of 12 in 1962, he was named organist at Saint Alphonsus in Dearborn, Michigan a position he kept for eight years, helping him pay for his studies at the University of Detroit High School. That is where he learned ancient Greek and Latin; he graduated in 1968.
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