He was born November 27th, 1945 in Wynne, Arkansas, as the son of the late Andrew and Lillie Mae Hale. Tommy had one brother, Edward Andrew Hale now deceased.
Tommy worked at Xerox for 16 years as a forklift driver. He collected diecast model cars having quite an extensive collection. Tommy also spent countless years working on restoring his prized 1961 Chevy Impala and entering it into many car shows.
Tommy had a great sense of humor and was commonly making jokes. He was also very interested in capturing the world through the camera lens. Sometimes if you were lucky you would also catch Tommy riding his favorite 3 wheeled-bicycle to town. Tommy also spent a lot of time on walks and built up his skills in finding lost change and other items of value.
Surviving is his son Jason Thomas Hale of Visalia, CA; Sister-In-Law, Anne Hale; Niece, Deborah Ann Wills, and his three great-nieces, Rachel Werner of Nashville TN, Tina Cotta of Exeter, CA, Korina Zimmerman of Exeter, CA. And Aunt Betty Cramer of Fremont, CA.
He will be dearly missed and loved
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