Thomas Howard Pauley (Tom), 83, passed away on Monday, November 4, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida, born in Dayton, Ohio on January 22, 1936. Tom was a man of varied interests, he was an avid sports fan – one who enjoyed watching basketball, football, golf, bowling, wrestling and fishing tournaments on television. In Tom's younger years, he excelled in pitching baseball and playing basketball. Being an outdoorsman he enjoyed deer hunting, and took numerous out of state hunting and fishing expeditions. Tom helped on his family farm in the Dayton and Centerville, Ohio area. Spending many hours in the outdoors and keeping up with his lifetime printing career. He was an offset pressman/printer by trade. Tom was mechanically inclined and versed in construction work. Being a very giving man, he coached little league baseball/softball. He was a member of the Masons, in West Carrollton, Ohio, Jaycees in Miamisburg, Ohio. After retiring in 2000, he spent every summer with his wife at their summer home in Morgan County, Ohio, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, hiking among the hills and connecting with nature was his passion and heaven on Earth. Tom was a member of Riverside Methodist Church in Jacksonville, Florida and a member of the Church of Christ in Bishopville, Ohio. Tom will be greatly missed by all his loving family and friends. Tom was proceeded in death by his daughter, Deborah Jean Pauley-Perkins, his parents Howard and Leona Pauley, and his brother, Raymond Lee Pauley. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Sandra Lee Mcinturf Pauley; daughter, Machele Ann Pauley; brother, JR Pauley; two sisters, Barbara Melzoni and Linda Jestice; one grandson, Wesley Simmons; one granddaughter, Rachel Lee Houston; and four great granddaughters. A cremation will be gracefully performed in Jacksonville, Florida, no service is scheduled at this time. The family would like to extend a special thanks to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida for their continuous care and compassion. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Community Hospice of Northeast Florida.
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