Thomasson “Tom/Tommy” Lee Durke of Allen, Texas passed away on September 4, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia at the age of 68. He was born on June 6, 1949 to Robert Lee and Brooxie (McCuistion) Durke in Port Arthur, Texas. Tommy married Linda Jo Gentry on March 15, 1975 in Dallas, Texas. He was a member of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Allen.
Tom is survived by his son, Taylor Lee Durke and wife, Alyson; granddaughter, Sadie Eleanor Durke; grandson, Harrison Lee Durke all of Atlanta, Georgia; sister, Gail Garrett and husband, David of Nederland, Texas; sister-in-law, Carole Sherman and husband, Ron of Norman, Oklahoma; sister-in-law, Susan Martin of Searcy, Arkansas; nieces, Laurel Strickland of Sugarland, Texas, Allison Sherman of Houston, Texas and Morgan Sherman of New York, New York; nephews, Steve Garrett of Houston, Texas, Jarren Garrett of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Jathen Garrett of Nederland, Texas; and numerous other loving family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Durke, Jr.; stepmother, Betty Durke; mother, Brooxie Grisham; step-father, Bob Grisham; wife, Linda Jo Gentry Durke; and his son, Jordan Thomasson Durke.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, September 9, 2017 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home Chapel, 2525 Central Expressway North, Allen, Texas 75013. Interment will follow at Allen Cemetery in Allen. The family will receive friends during a visitation on Friday evening from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Sadie Durke’s team for St. Jude Children’s Walk in honor of Tom Durke at http://fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR.