THOMAS JAMES R #2

MAJ James R. Thomas was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/12/1998 at the age of 65.1
Baton Rouge, LA
Flight Class 57-12
Date of Birth 02/18/1933
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 93 TC CO in 61-62, 222 AVN in 67-68
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More detail on this person: James Ray Thomas, 65 DEATHS Advocate, The (Baton Rouge, LA) - Wednesday, April 15, 1998 Retired from the U.S. Army with 21 years of service and after serving 20 years in the insurance industry, retired from AFLAC, he died Sunday, April 12, 1998. He was 65, born Feb. 18, 1933, in Red River Parish and was a resident of Baton Rouge. Services at Rockett-Nettles Funeral Home chapel, Coushatta, at 10 a.m. Wednesday, conducted by Brother Garry Jordan. Military graveside services at Thomas-Wren Cemetery. Survived by wife, Mary Murphy Thomas, Baton Rouge; a son, Kevin Thomas and wife, Lisa, Batavia, Ill.; two sisters, Lillian Papiano, Ormond Beach, Fla., and Mary L. Barnhard, Baton Rouge; two grandchildren, Ben and Chloe Thomas; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by a daughter, Leigh Ann Thomas; parents, Jamesand Clorie Thomas; and a brother. He was a member of the Graduate N Club of Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, and Kiwanis Club of Baton Rouge.

Burial information: Thomas-Wren Cemetery, Martin, LA

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024