Thomas "Tom" Robert

Nelson

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Thomas "Tom" Robert Nelson

Sep 07 1948 - May 16 2018

Thomas “Tom” Robert Nelson, age 69, of Carrollton, Texas, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018.  He was born September 7, 1948, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Anna Laura (Norman) and Robert Lewis Nelson.  On April 19, 1968, Tom married the love of his life, Beverly Ann Wood, in Casper, Wyoming.

He was a successful businessman and owner of Addison Glass and Mirror, a brilliant mechanic, designing and building CNC machinery. Tom enjoyed deep sea fishing and playing darts, as well as having a passion for automobiles and working on machines.  He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, boss and friend, and will be dearly missed by all who knew him. 

Tom is survived by his loving wife, Beverly Nelson; his sons, Shaun Nelson and his wife, Lisa, of Richardson, Texas, and Scott Nelson of Carrollton, Texas; his grandchildren, Emily and Vance Nelson; his father, Robert Lewis Nelson; his sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, and their children; several additional family members, as well as a host of friends.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Anna Laura Nelson, and his brother, David Nelson.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, 8520 Main Street, Frisco, Texas, on Friday, May 18, 2018, at 12:00 p.m., with Chaplain Jamie Cook officiating.

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