Thomas Mayhew
January 8, 2019
Thomas O. Mayhew, 76, originally from Highland, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 8 in a Florida Hospice Care facility in Jacksonville, FL from complications related to Parkinson’s disease.
Tom was born in East Chicago, Indiana on March 14, 1942, the son of Thomas and Harriet Mayhew. Tom grew up in Highland, Indiana and attended Bishop Noll High School in Hammond, Indiana, graduating in 1960. As a young man, Tom worked as a pinsetter at Kenridge and Plaza Lanes bowling alleys in Highland, Indiana. After high school, Tom spent two years at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana before enlisting in the United States Army. While in the Army, Tom was stationed in Kaiserslautern, Germany.
Following his release from the Army, Tom married childhood sweetheart Maureen Bouret and spent many years working at the Keyes Fibre Corporation, in Hammond, Indiana. In 1982, Tom took advantage of the oil drilling boom and moved to Oklahoma City to manage a warehouse for Davis Mud & Chemical, Inc. Tom held a couple different jobs in Oklahoma City before finally following his dream to live in Florida. In 2000, he and Maureen moved to The Villages retirement community, where he worked on the Dell Webb golf course for several years before retirement. Tom enjoyed living in The Villages until 2018 when he and Maureen moved to Jacksonville, Florida to be closer to family.
Tom had a lifelong interest in bowling, and has many bowling accomplishments to his name. Tom loved to listen to the “oldies” music from his youth. He also loved classic cars and spending time working on his vehicles, especially his Honda Del Sol. Tom loved going to the beach, especially in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Tom is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Maureen, son Troy (Gretchen), grandsons Hollis and Hayes, sister Barbara (Tim) Fasing, née Mayhew, niece Jill (Steve) Schumacher, nephew Matthew (Katie) Smith along with 29 first cousins and numerous in-laws.
Please make a donation in Tom’s name to the charity of your choice or to The Parkinson’s Foundation https://www.parkinson.org.
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I was so sorry to hear about Tom's passing. I've known Tom 20+ years from back in the old chatroom days. In fact, it was Tom who named our new chatroom, "midnight-mist". He was funny and cute. My thoughts and prayers were always with him and his family where hurricanes were near all of you. But he was our weatherman, always telling us what our weather was. lol
He is certainly missed by all who knew him. My thoughts and prayers are with you.