John Littleton “Tommy” Thomas, Jr died peacefully following a brief hospitalization at Kaiser Medical Center in Baldwin Park, CA on July, 4, 2018 at the age of 70. John is survived by his wife Laura Whatley Thomas and his son, Jonathan Wesley Thomas and daughter, Samantha Erin Thomas. His siblings are Ernest Lynn Thomas and Denise Nieweg Thomas Rash of Rising Sun and Susan Jane Thomas Johnson of Elkin, North Carolina. John was born to John Littlrton Thomas, Sr and Beatrice Ellen Nieweg Thomas on October 5, 1947, his father’s birthday, in Salisbury, Maryland. He graduated from Rising Sun High School in 1965 and went on to earn his engineering degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1969. He married Laura Whatley Thomas in 1985 and they shared their home in Duarte, California until his passing. After moving to California, John began working for several aerospace facilities until he eventually located at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1986 where he ended his career in 2009. John was an avid reader, golfer, and bridge player. He loved his family and took great pride in the accomplishments of his children and his many nieces and nephews.
A life celebration reception is scheduled for October 5, 2018 at Los Serranos Golf Club, Chino Hills, California. Comments are closed.
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