1953
Thomas
2024
Thomas Thorne Jr
May 23, 1953 — March 31, 2024
Philadelphia
TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF, THOMAS THORNE, JR., WHO TRANSITIONED FROM LIFE ON EARTH TO THE WELCOMING PRESENCE OF GOD ON MARCH, 31, 2024, AT THE AGE OF 70 YEARS OLD. TOMMY, AS HE WAS FONDLY CALLED BY FRIENDS AND FAMILY, WAS BORN TO THOMAS AND VERDIA THORNE, IN PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AT PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL. THOMAS WAS EDUCATED IN THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL DISTRICT AND IS A GRADUATE OF SOUTH PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL. THOMAS ALSO ATTENDED COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA. TOMMY WAS THE FIRST IN THE FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND WAS ECCENTRIC, AHEAD OF HIS TIME, ARTISTIC AND VERY CLASSY AS HE HAD A PERSONAL TAILOR WHO MADE ALL OF HIS CLOTHING. THOMAS WAS AN ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCER FOR MANY YEARS AND AN ENTREPRENEUR SELLING SCENTED CANDLES AND JEWELRY IN HIS CAREER. HE ALSO ENJOYED POOL AND PREPARING DELICIOUS GOURMET MEALS FOR HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THOMAS WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS FATHER, THOMAS THORNE, SR., HIS MOTHER VERDIA THORNE, HIS SISTER, IRENE THORNE, AND NEPHEW, MARK THORNE. THOMAS LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY: FOUR SIBLINGS, ROBERT THORNE, CYNTHIA THORNE, EDWARD THORNE, AND KENNETH THORNE AND A HOST OF NIECES AND NEPHEWS: SHAWN THORNE, ROBERT RICHARDSON-HILL, MICHAEL THORNE, KAREEM SAMUEL, SR., DAWN THORNE, ROBERT JARVIS MARCUS JARVIS, SAEED THORNE, SAHAR MUHAMMAD, KAREEM D. SAMUEL, JR. OLIVIA THORNE, NIYA SAMUEL, SHAWNA THORNE, JOSHUA SAMUEL, OWEN THORNE, MARCUS JARVIS, JR., JENNA JARVIS, WORLD JARVIS, AZIZ THORNE, MAJOR JARVIS, AND SISTER-IN-LAW, KAREN BEAUFORT-THORNE, AND A HOST OF FRIENDS.
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