Thomas "Tom" Leslie Squyres, Jr., 68, passed away after a brief but valiant fight with colon cancer. A Naval committal ceremony will be held at 3:15 p.m., Friday, June 12, 2015, in Dallas-Fort Worth National.
Tom was born in Niagara Falls, New York, to Thomas Leslie Squyres Sr. and Ehde Beth (Stamler) Parrish. Tom was well known for his work ethic. After having a paper route in grade school, he began working in construction at age 15. He was an Eagle Scout in the Order of the Arrow, the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America. He graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo and Amarillo College, and attended Texas Tech.
His passion for fitness was legendary. He managed health spas and toured Texas as Spiderman for Marvel Comics. Later he managed apartment complexes and finished out his career in security. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee during the Vietnam War. Tom loved life and NASCAR. He was positive and upbeat, cheerful to all, loved by many, and a friend to everyone he met.
Survivors include his daughter, Leslie Steenburgen, of North Richland Hills; grandson, Xander, also of North Richland Hills; his mother, Beth Parrish, of Murray, Kentucky; brother, Gerald Squyres, of Woodsboro, Texas; sisters, Cindy Price, of Houston, and Becky Wojciechowski, of Murray, Kentucky; and countless loving cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss his smiling eyes and unforgettable laugh.
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Tom was born in Niagara Falls, New York, to Thomas Leslie Squyres Sr. and Ehde Beth (Stamler) Parrish. Tom was well known for his work ethic. After having a paper route in grade school, he began working in construction at age 15. He was an Eagle Scout in the Order of the Arrow, the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America. He graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo and Amarillo College, and attended Texas Tech.
His passion for fitness was legendary. He managed health spas and toured Texas as Spiderman for Marvel Comics. Later he managed apartment complexes and finished out his career in security. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee during the Vietnam War. Tom loved life and NASCAR. He was positive and upbeat, cheerful to all, loved by many, and a friend to everyone he met.
Survivors include his daughter, Leslie Steenburgen, of North Richland Hills; grandson, Xander, also of North Richland Hills; his mother, Beth Parrish, of Murray, Kentucky; brother, Gerald Squyres, of Woodsboro, Texas; sisters, Cindy Price, of Houston, and Becky Wojciechowski, of Murray, Kentucky; and countless loving cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss his smiling eyes and unforgettable laugh.
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Thomas "Tom" Leslie Squyres, Jr., 68, passed away after a brief but valiant fight with colon cancer. A Naval committal ceremony will be held at 3:15 p.m., Friday, June 12, 2015, in Dallas-Fort Worth National.
Tom was born in Niagara Falls, New York, to Thomas Leslie Squyres Sr. and Ehde Beth (Stamler) Parrish. Tom was well known for his work ethic. After having a paper route in grade school, he began working in construction at age 15. He was an Eagle Scout in the Order of the Arrow, the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America. He graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo and Amarillo College, and attended Texas Tech.
His passion for fitness was legendary. He managed health spas and toured Texas as Spiderman for Marvel Comics. Later he managed apartment complexes and finished out his career in security. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee during the Vietnam War. Tom loved life and NASCAR. He was positive and upbeat, cheerful to all, loved by many, and a friend to everyone he met.
Survivors include his daughter, Leslie Steenburgen, of North Richland Hills; grandson, Xander, also of North Richland Hills; his mother, Beth Parrish, of Murray, Kentucky; brother, Gerald Squyres, of Woodsboro, Texas; sisters, Cindy Price, of Houston, and Becky Wojciechowski, of Murray, Kentucky; and countless loving cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss his smiling eyes and unforgettable laugh.
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Tom was born in Niagara Falls, New York, to Thomas Leslie Squyres Sr. and Ehde Beth (Stamler) Parrish. Tom was well known for his work ethic. After having a paper route in grade school, he began working in construction at age 15. He was an Eagle Scout in the Order of the Arrow, the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America. He graduated from Tascosa High School in Amarillo and Amarillo College, and attended Texas Tech.
His passion for fitness was legendary. He managed health spas and toured Texas as Spiderman for Marvel Comics. Later he managed apartment complexes and finished out his career in security. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Seabee during the Vietnam War. Tom loved life and NASCAR. He was positive and upbeat, cheerful to all, loved by many, and a friend to everyone he met.
Survivors include his daughter, Leslie Steenburgen, of North Richland Hills; grandson, Xander, also of North Richland Hills; his mother, Beth Parrish, of Murray, Kentucky; brother, Gerald Squyres, of Woodsboro, Texas; sisters, Cindy Price, of Houston, and Becky Wojciechowski, of Murray, Kentucky; and countless loving cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends who will miss his smiling eyes and unforgettable laugh.
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