Richard Michael

Thomas

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Richard Michael Thomas

Mar 31 1965 - May 08 2012

 

Richard Michael Thomas was born on March 31, 1965 and is now standing tall with God on May 8, 2012. He was born in San Francisco, California to Robert Stanley and Barbara Ann (Davis) Thomas. Richard “Legs” Thomas married Rebecca Lynn Dreher (Texas Native) on August 24, 1991 in Tyler, Texas. They have two amazing children, Ethan Robert, age 11 and Jenna Peyton, age 6. They reside in Frisco, Texas. Richard served honorably in the United States Air Force. Richard met his future bride-to-be in Kaiserslautern (Ramstein Air Base), Germany in 1990. He graduated from Southwest Texas State University in May 2000 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, majoring in Computer Information Systems. Richard worked for Cardtronics, Inc. in Frisco, Texas.

Richard loved his wife and children with a passion and cherished every moment with them. Richard never knew a stranger; he was a great friend, protector, defender and always ready to help another. He loved being “Daddy”, especially being a baseball coach for Ethan and sharing eskimo kisses with Jenna. Richard was very eclectic, adventurous and lived life to the fullest. His interests are too numerous to list and everyone who knew him understands that exactly.      

Richard is survived by his mother, Barbara Thomas of McKinney, Texas; brother, Jack Thomas, sister-in-law, Heather, nieces Rachel and Jessica of Falls Church, Virginia; brother-in-law, Mike McKinney, sister-in-law, Cathy (Dreher-McKinney) of Yorktown, Virginia; nephew Joey McKinney of Columbia, South Carolina; nephew, Michael Dreher-Byrd and niece, Jennifer (wife) of Newport News, Virginia; brother-in-law Rory Hammond, sister-in-law Deborah (Dreher), nephews Zachary, Donovan, Rory Jr. and niece, Annalyn of San Antonio, Texas.

Richard was preceded in death by his father Robert Thomas and grandmother, Estelle “Mook” Davis.

A Memorial Celebration Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Christ United Methodist Church, 3101 Coit Road, Plano, Texas 75075. For directions to the church, please visit their website at www.cumc.com

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