THOMAS HALLOWELL
THOMAS WAS, ABOVE ALL, HILARIOUS. HE HAD A RARE GIFT FOR LIGHTING UP A ROOM AND MAKING PEOPLE LAUGH, EVEN IN MOMENTS WHEN LAUGHTER FELT IMPOSSIBLE. BUT
BENEATH THE HUMOR WAS A DEEPLY KIND, GENEROUS, AND LOVING SOUL. HE LIVED LIFE ON HIS OWN TERMS AND TAUGHT THOSE AROUND HIM NOT TO TAKE THINGS TOO SERIOUSLY, BUT TO TAKE LOVE SERIOUSLY.
WHETHER FARMING, FISHING, OR HUNTING, THOMAS LIVED BY VALUES ROOTED IN RESPECT AND GRATITUDE, ALWAYS REMINDING OTHERS NOT TO TAKE MORE THAN THEY NEEDED IN A WORLD DRIVEN BY EXCESS. WORKING ON CARS AND MACHINERY WAS HIS FIRST CALLING, AND HE PURSUED IT WITH PASSION AND PRIDE. HE WAS CREATIVE, ARTISTIC, AND GIFTED WITH HIS HANDS AND MIND, ABLE TO BUILD OR DRAW ALMOST ANYTHING HE IMAGINED.
AS A BROTHER, THOMAS WAS ADMIRED, PROTECTIVE, AND SELFLESS. HE GAVE FREELY, WHETHER IT WAS HIS TIME,
MONEY, CLOTHES, OR SUPPORT, TO FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND EVEN STRANGERS. HE NEVER EXPECTED ANYTHING IN
RETURN, OFTEN SAYING HIS PAYMENT WAS SIMPLY SEEING OTHERS SMILE. HIS STRENGTH, BRAVERY, AND RELENTLESS SPIRIT INSPIRED THOSE WHO LOOKED UP TO HIM, ESPECIALLY HIS YOUNGER BROTHERS.
THOUGH THE WORLD FEELS LESS BRIGHT WITHOUT HIM, THE LESSONS THOMAS TAUGHT ABOUT LOVE, KINDNESS, GENEROSITY, AND RESILIENCE WILL LIVE ON. HE LEAVES BEHIND MEMORIES FILLED WITH LAUGHTER, PRIDE, AND DEEP LOVE.
HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. THE WORLD HAS LOST A LOVING SOUL, AND HEAVEN HAS GAINED ONE.
Service:
Saturday, February 21, 2026
10:00AM - 1:00PM
RN HORTON CHAPEL
600 KENNEDY ST NW
WASHINGTON DC 20011
WASHINGTON, DC 20011
Final Resting Place:
Heritage Memorial Cemetery
13472 Popular Hill Rd.
Waldorf, MD 20601
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