Tommy was a graduate of Justin F. Kimball High School (class of 1970) and went on to earn his M.S. in Mathematics at The University of Texas at Arlington (class of 1978). After college, he went on to work at a couple of companies before ending up at Fujikoki America Inc. where he would go on to work for more than twenty-five years.
Tommy was active in the United Methodist church all his life, spending forty-plus years as a member of Irwindell UMC before attending Cockrell Hill UMC after Irwindell closed its doors. Tommy enjoyed coin and vintage-sign collecting, history, trains, doing puzzles, watching old shows like “The Rifleman” and “Perry Mason” and going to car shows. Perhaps more than all this, however, he loved his dog Rusty.
Tommy is survived by his cousins Billy Nickerson of Sugarland, TX, Johnny Nickerson of Nashville, TN and Jimmy Nickerson of Pittsburg, TX, along with their families. He is also survived by many close family friends and working associates.
He is preceded in death by his mother Patricia Jane Willott Cook and his father James Thomas Bayless Jr., his aunt and uncle Ruth Ann and Jess Nickerson Jr., his cousin Jess Nickerson III and his aunt Peggy Bayless.
The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 11 am at Laurel Land in Dallas, TX (6300 S R L Thornton Fwy) with funeral services to follow at noon. If desired, friends can make memorial donations to either Cockrell Hill United Methodist Church or the Dallas SPCA in Tommy’s memory.
Tommy will be greatly missed by so many.
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