Thomas was born in queens N.Y. then his dad moved them to N.J. were he grew up & had his family  also where he was called by the draft lucky #1 served in the United States army for 2 years he was honorably discharged then he did heavy equipment operator which he loved doing then he moved to ms where he met his future wife & had a good long rest of his life he always had a smile was good at holding stuff in he loved his kids ,grandkids,& great grandkids so much he was a great Listener, patience to an extent give you the shirt off his back to help anyone he could , he had these  sayings like foloca hisstess of the uppty up blung whole when he pass gas he would growl like a tiger when he woke up ,when  he looked at u knew if it was good or bad ,he loved his cat & dog, he loved the babies especially when they were little bitty he didn't ask or want for anything a hair cut he had a love inside him spreading to us when u passed baby u took a piece of my heart with you I love you ,he is very loved & missed by all of us he is survived by his wife , 3 sisters & 3 brothers 2 kids, 3 grandkids & 3 great grandkids .