THOMAS S. CARSON, 65, passed away Friday, Feb. 15, 2008, at Hospice Home in Fort Wayne.
Born in Bloomington, Ill., he was in Computer Operations with Verizon for 34 years, retiring in 2002. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran.
Survivors include wife, Mary Carson of Fort Wayne; children, Timothy, Gregory, Jennifer, and Kevin Carson, all at home; and brother, Larry Carson of Heyworth, Ill.
Service is 7 p.m. Tuesday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Road, with calling from 4 to 7 p.m. prior to the service. Burial in East Lawn Cemetery, Bloomington, Ill. at a later date.
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The following was written by classmates for our 50th Reunion Booklet. Led by a dedicated team of local classmates, the project was titled:
"BHS CLASS OF '60 FOOTPRINTS"
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Tom Carson (but he'll always be Tommy to me) was my friend from grade school on up through high school. We grew up on the west side of Bloomington, very close to Miller Park and went to Irving School together. A group of us regularly walked to the Methodist Church and every Wednesday, went to KYB Club (Know Your Bible Club). We played a lot of tennis on the Miller Park courts and had so many fun, competitive matches. Tommy went on to be on the tennis team for BHS. Of course we only had in-school tennis for girls but it was fun following the boy's matches.
I hadn't seen Tommy since graduation until I saw him at our last reunion (40th). It was the highlight of my night and was so good to see and talk with him. I sent him a picture that I had taken of the two of us and he wrote back and commented on how happy he was that he went to the reunion.
Just thinking about him not being here any more makes me so sad but I do remember such good times with Tommy.
(Linda Roberts )