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W.T. "Tom" Howard

January 18, 1948 – March 10, 2018
Obituary of W.T. "Tom" Howard
IN THE CARE OF

Gross Funeral Home

W.T. “Tom” Howard, 70, passed away March 10, 2018. Tom was born in Lane, Oklahoma to the late Gerald and Ora Howard.

An accomplished thoroughbred horse trainer, some of Tom’s best horses included Oaklawn-raced Rocket Twentyone and Oaklawn stakes winners Heart Appeal, Stormin’Suzy and Ain’t He a Pistol. He was also very proud of Ivan Fallunovalot, 2015 Texas Thoroughbred Horse of the Year, Breeder’s Cup contender, who most recently ran third in the 2018 Hot Springs Stakes.

Tom loved his wife, Kathleen Moore Howard; daughter, Melissa Howard; pups Sophie and Pie; siblings Danny, Sam, Gerald, Johnny, Mary, Wanda, and Wayne; dear friends Frank Fletcher and Lewis Matthews; and many more friends, too numerous to name, who cannot imagine Tom not being in a barn somewhere, reading the paper in the company of his favorite horse.

He was predeceased by his brother, Roger Howard.

A Celebration of Tom’s Life will be held at Gross Funeral Home Wednesday, March 14 at 2 pm.

Online guestbook and tributes are available at www.GrossFuneralHome.com

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FAMILY

Kathleen Moore HowardWife

Melissa HowardDaughter

Sophie and PieHis Pups

Gerald HowardFather (deceased)

Ora HowardMother (deceased)

Siblings Danny, Sam, Gerald, Johnny, Mary, Wanda, and Wayne; dear friends Frank Fletcher and Lewis Matthews; and many more friends, too numerous to name, who cannot imagine Tom not being in a barn somewhere, reading the paper in the company of his favorite horse. He was predeceased by his brother, Roger Howard.

PALLBEARERS

Lewis MatthewsPallbearer

Richard FiresPallbearer

Jesus Aquillar Pallbearer

Peter HowardPallbearer

Gerald Howard JrPallbearer

Gary RobertsonPallbearer

John HallPallbearer

Donnie K Von HumelPallbearer

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