Thomas Morace Dixon-Cox

Thomas was preceded in death by three siblings: Stacy Laborde, Stephanie Cox- Biancavilla, and Matthew Cox; as well as his mother, Ruth Ellen Morace Cox.

Thomas is survived by his husband, Alando Dixon-Cox of New Braunfels, Tx.; his sister, Hannah Cox-McArter and her husband, Jordan McArter, of Lexington, Ky; his brother, Michael Cox and his wife, Adrianna Bilbo, of DeVille, La., as well as his father, Danny D Cox of Tulsa, Ok; and his grandmother, Delila Miles, Sapulpa, Ok..

'Uncle Tommy' will also be greatly missed by 14 nieces and nephews, as well as many other family members and good friends.

Thomas fought a long and horrible battle with bone-cancer, receiving his terminal diagnosis in October, 2018. At that time, he had less than 6 months to live. However, Thomas was anything but a quitter and he volunteered to undergo any and every surgery and clinical trial he could find anywhere in the world.

Osteosarcoma is a pediatric cancer that sometimes strikes young adults. By acting as a 'guinea pig', he was hoping that maybe his suffering (from previously unknown and sometimes brutal side-effects) would result in helping not only himself, but also the thousands of future children stricken yearly by this deadly diagnosis.

Thomas was one of those hero's you never hear about. The ones who do their best work when no one is watching. One day, when they announce the eradication of childhood cancer, let your mind drift back to the many who courageously sacrificed their comfort and well-being daily to do their part in the relentless quest for the elusive yet inevitable cure.

Even after he lost his entire lower right leg, Thomas never let his diagnosis slow him down. He always just moved forward as if everything was just fine. And, amazingly, it nearly always was.

Thomas loved to travel. Whether going to Hawaii, or to the next town over, Thomas and Al were always on the move. They did their best to explore everything they could think of. They crammed about 20 years-worth of travel into 6 years.

Now, the world will never be the same.

The family will receive friends from 9:00 am to 10:00 am on Monday, May 13, 2024, at Porter Loring Mortuary North.

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FUNERAL SERVICEMONDAY, MAY 13, 202410:00 AMPORTER LORING MORTUARY NORTH

Interment to follow at Eloise Woods Natural Burial Park in Cedar Creek, TX.