Thomas Simpson

Tom entered the world on August 22, 1946 to Hervey and Mary Louise and was immediately greeted with envy from his brothers, Bill and Harry, because of his cuteness, which would of course grow into handsomeness. Excelling at all things, he was welcomed with open arms into the Oklahoma Military Academy and after graduating he served his country proudly as a United States Marine. In addition to all things wonderful about him, he was also the luckiest man alive, since he was able to court and then marry the world’s best wife, mother and grandmother, Suzy, who will always and forever refer to Thomas as her Knight in Shining Armor. Some considered it impossible, but his three children, Geoffrey, Todd, and Amy are just as amazing as he was. He loved one of them more than the other two, but he never told them which one it was. Tom loved golfing, spending time with his OMA classmates, crossword puzzles, maintaining the worlds largest personal science fiction book collection, and naturally was the best grandfather to all six of his grandchildren, Colin, Mallory, Keelin, Zachary, Jackson, and Walker. There is no greater legacy than the one he left for us. He loved his family and would do anything for them, and they knew it and felt it everyday.