Thomas Poolaw

Thomas Poolaw, loving son, brother, and father died unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 21, 2020. He was taken far too early at the age of 20 because of a senseless act of violence. His family will forever be affected by this.

Thomas “Tommy” Poolaw is survived by his parents; one sister Rachael Turberville and husband Erik; one niece Emelia Turberville; his maternal grandmother Anita Tidwell; along with many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. In addition to, the light of his life, his daughter Beatrice Poolaw. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents George Poolaw Sr. and Nelda (nee Eskew) Poolaw and his maternal grandfather Emitt Tidwell Jr.

Thomas was born on February 20, 1999 in Midwest City to Gloria (nee Tidwell) Poolaw and George Poolaw II. He was a very anticipated arrival, as they would finally have a son and for his sister, a brother. Tom was 1/4 Kiowa and 1/16 Wichita, enrolled as a member of the Kiowa tribe of Oklahoma.

Most importantly, Thomas was a Christian man. He converted to Catholicism in New Orleans, Louisiana, and chose St. Nicholas as his confirmation name. He found humor in saying he chose the name “Saint Nick”. Tom grew up living in Oklahoma and New Orleans, but later attended and graduated from Del City High School in 2017. He was still deciding on a career path but was adamant that he wanted to do something that helped people. Anyone who knew Thomas, knew he had a heart of gold.

He enjoyed listening to music, his favorite bands being RUSH, The Beatles, and CCR just to name a few. He liked movies, everything from Tim Burton to Tarantino. He was also a very avid reader.

He truly loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. His greatest passion was being a dad.

Visitation for Thomas’ family and friends will be from 4-8pm on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home in Del City.

Services for a funeral mass will be Wednesday, January 29th at 1pm at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church in Midwest City. Burial will follow at Sunny Lane Cemetery in Del City.