Thomas Leland Massingale

Tom was born September 4, 1955 in Wilmington, North Carolina, son of the late Arthur Leland and Sara Lamar Massingale. He graduated from West Brunswick High School in 1973 and went on to pursue his Bachelor’s degree from UNC Wilmington graduating in 1977. While at UNCW he was a member of the UNCW Rowing Club and Jujitsu Club where he held his black belt and taught jujitsu classes. After graduating from UNCW he began work in the banking industry. His career spanned with various positions until his retirement in 2016 where he was the Commercial Loan Officer at First National Bank. As an adult he was a proud sponsor of the WBHS Athletic Booster Club, and enjoyed water and snow skiing. Tom enjoyed boating, fishing, and clamming. He was a nature lover and would sit outside watching the storms roll in. He was a quick thinker, had a sharp wit, and enjoyed harmless practical jokes.

Survivors include his siblings, Jane Maclennan of Wilmington, North Carolina and Jeff Massingale and wife Kim of Anderson, South Carolina; nieces, Kephrin Kirby and Kristen Mattice; nephew, Cameron Kirby; former wife and devoted friend Donna Waters and her family.

Funeral services will be Friday, August 19, 2022 at eleven o’clock in the morning at the Lou White Chapel of White Funeral and Cremation Service, 3660 Express Drive, Shallotte, North Carolina. Burial will be private.

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White Funeral and Cremation Service, 3660 Express Drive, Shallotte, North Carolina.