Thomas Victor Frey was born January 15, 1926 in Tampa to Consuelo Escalante and Louis Frey, Sr. He died in France on July 19, 2015. Tom graduated from Hillsborough High School and moved to New York to study art at The Art Students League from 1944 to 1952 and the National Academy of Art from 1968 to 1971. He taught art classes in New York and in France, where he moved to in 1972. As an artist, he worked with watercolor, oils, clay, ceramics and sculpture. His themes were nature, seaports/tugboats/barges and construction workers/sites.
Tom is predeceased by his parents and three brothers: Louis Jr, Carlos and Richard. He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Marie Andree, two nieces, fives nephews, several grand-nieces and nephews as well as many cousins.
Join the family for visitation August 5, 2015 at the Garden of Memories Funeral Home 4207 E Lake Ave., Tampa, FL 33610: 12 noon with a service at 12:30 followed by a graveside service.