Thomas LiWayne Faison Jr. was born in Berlin, Germany. The family lived there for 3 years before moving back to their hometown of Waycross, Georgia and then to Portland, Oregon where Thomas spent all his childhood as well as most of his adult life.
While in High School, Thomas discovered a love of wrestling and spent several years on the team. After graduating from Grant High School, Thomas went to Bethune Cookman College, where he majored in Psychology. Shortly after, he returned to Portland to be with family. The most notable quality about Thomas was that he loved to work. He always had a job, and worked production for Safeway, Kroger, and more recently Nabisco.
Thomas was known for his love of clothes, cars, and cooking. Thomas enjoyed cooking and fine dining, which he used as inspiration for foods that he later cooked at home. He could tell you anything you needed to know about fixing a car, and you could always find him somewhere looking good.
Thomas loved his kids to the core. Whenever you saw Thomas, you would always see him with his kids attending church, camping or out with his kids being the amazing father that he was.
He leaves behind parents Regina and Jonas Njoku, Portland, Oregon; Thomas Sr. and Sandra Faison, Waycross, Georgia; children Nazir and Malahkai Faison, Dallas, Texas; Tristan and Justice Dizer-Faison, Portland, Oregon; Trevianna Bray (Casey), Bella Vista, Arkansas; Ke'Ondre Bray, Portland, Oregon; beloved sisters Terenie Faison, Portland, Oregon; Jamonda Faison; Waycross, Georgia; Terica Faison, Bartow, Florida; Tauretta McCray, Savannah, Georgia; Tamika Campbell, Portland, Oregon; brothers Peter Njoku, Vancouver, Washington; JJ Njoku, Couer d'Alene, Idaho; Gary Roper Jr., Portland, Oregon; grandmother Ms. Gloria Jean Alderman, Seattle, Washington; and best friends Lester "LG" Griffin, Vancouver, Washington and Joseph Khamis, Portland, Oregon.
Thomas is preceded in death by maternal grandfather Robert Rozier and paternal grandmother Norma Faison. Thomas leaves behind a host of aunties, cousins, and friends.
Thomas' funeral service took place at Advantage Gateway Little Chapel of the Chimes on Friday, April 9th, 2020, at 12:00pm.
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