Thomas Wells passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Family and Friends will gather to recite the Holy Rosary at 7PM, Thursday, May 24, 2018 in the Abbey Chapel at Resthaven Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated to remember his life of 82 years on Friday, May 25, 2018 at 10 AM at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, followed by a burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. A tribute of Tom’s life can be found at www.resthavenfuneralhome.com, where you may leave memories and expressions of sympathy for his family.
Thomas Wells was born on June 28, 1935 to Charles Van Pelt Wells and Esther Guerra at Fort Brown in Brownsville, TX. Tom graduated from Burbank High School in San Antonio, TX, enlisted in the United States Air Force on September 1, 1954, traveled the world, retired and was honorably discharged on July 31, 1975.
He then began his career at Texas Tech University in the Purchasing Department, retired, and again began working part time for Texas Tech University and retired for the last time after 20 years of service.
Tom was an active member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, and an active member of the Knights of Columbus, Council 11807.
Survivors include his wife Bertha, his children Edward Wells, Michael Pesina (Connie), Bonnie Quintana (Mark); grandchildren, Laura Fanning (Tyler), Nickolas Quintana and Marisa Pesina; siblings Richard (Pearl), Charles (Hattie), Sharon Bergman (Fred) and Barbara Cruise (Billy) and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Van Pelt and Esther Guerra Wells; and his sister Linda McCabe( Albert).
Arrangements are under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home & Memorial Park, Lubbock, TX.
