Thomas was born June 30th, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Walton Stanley Rowles and late Maude Evelyn Susan Leonard. He is united with his brother Marvin Rowles, and survived by Donald Rowles.
Thomas loved to fish, drive trucks, collect & sell cars, and keep up with the garden. He was a member of the Michigan Teamsters Joint Council #43 Retirees Club. He was a loving and caring person, a devoted husband, father, brother, and friend, always making time for a good laugh.
Thomas leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Dolly Rowles; his children, Holly Chesney (Rowles), Thomas Rowles Jr., Gary Rowles, Greg Rowles, James Prescott, Laura Baisley, and William Allen-Rowles. He is also survived by eleven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He has joined two of his late grandchildren, Alyssa Bilodeau and Jacob Warford. He will be deeply missed by friends, family, and all who knew him.