He graduated from Jeff Davis High School in Houston, TX. After high school Tommy joined the Air Force. He then became a police officer with the Houston Police Department and was on the force for 27 years. Tommy was married to Dorothy Snider Lero for 60 years and she precedes him in death.
Tommy is survived by his daughters, Jeannine Tusa, Monica Grissom and husband Curtis, Cheryl Miksch and husband Dwayne; grandchildren, Jeremy Tusa and wife Ashley, Ryan Grissom and wife Taylor, Bethany Stanley and husband Trey, Lindsey Stelly and husband Derek, Keith Grissom and wife Amanda, David Miksch, and Laura Miksch; great-grandchildren, Olivia Stelly, Palmer Grissom, and James Stanley, Ryland Grissom, Emmaline Grissom, Noah Stelly, and Joseph Tusa. Visitation will be Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm with a Rosary Vigil Service at 7:00 pm at Pat H. Foley & Company, 1200 W. 34th St. Houston, Texas 77018. Funeral Mass will be Friday, November 13, 2020 at 10:00 am at St. Ambrose Catholic Church 4213 Mangum Rd. Houston, Texas 99092. Burial will follow at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery, 12800 Westheimer Rd. Houston, Texas 77077.
