Thomas Wesley Bennett

Thomas Wesley Bennett, born November 10, 2009, passed away on January 29, 2023, at the age of 13. Thomas, loving son to Richard and Carolyn Bennett and brother to Jackson Burlin Bennett, entered Eternal Life in Glory surrounded by his family and prayers.

Thomas was just four years old when he became seriously ill and suffered from constant seizures. He was a faithful and strong boy who lived the last nine years fighting this disease. He was a testament to living each day trusting in Jesus, who has now healed him and taken him straight into His loving arms. While Thomas will be missed, we take comfort that he is in Heaven and we pray that he will help and guide us through this life, until we meet again.

Thomas is preceded in death by his paternal great grandparents Colonel Burlin S. and Freda Bennett of Oklahoma, Sr. Guillermo and Sra. Rosa Mercado of Lima, Peru, maternal great grandparents MSG Chester M. and Angela N. Callihan of El Paso, Texas, MSG Frank M. and Alice J. Hunt of El Paso, Texas, and his loving great aunt, Sammy Lou Eagy of Oklahoma. Thomas is survived by his parents Richard and Carolyn Bennett, brother Jackson Burlin Bennett, grandparents Dr. James B. and Margarita Bennett, Dale E. and Sallie Hunt, and loving aunts, uncles and cousins.

A Vigil Service and Rosary Prayer will be held Saturday, February 4, 2023, at Forest Park the Woodlands, 18000 Interstate 45 S., The Woodlands, TX 77384 from 4-7 p.m. A funeral mass will be held Monday, February 6, 2023, at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church Main Chapel, 7801 Bay Branch Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77382. The Rite of Committal will follow and take place at the Bennett family plot at Forest Park East Cemetery, 21620 Gulf Freeway, League City, Texas 77573.

Serving as pallbearers are Messrs. Richard Bennett, Jackson Bennett, Dale E. Hunt, Dr. James B. Bennett, Dr. James M. Bennett, Colin Bennett, Henry Taylor, and Joshua Taylor.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Thomas’s memory may be made to the NORSE Institute at www.norseinstitute.org. Please consider this as this group is one of few that is actively conducting research to battle febrile infection related epilepsy syndrome, the syndrome Thomas suffered from.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.dignitymemorial.com for the Bennett family.