Thomas was known to many as Tom. He grew up in Garden Grove, California and graduated from Bolsa Grande High School (1973).
Tom worked 20 years for Yellow Freight, as a driver and had tons of friends from working at Yellow. He was a longtime devoted union member of the Teamsters (Local 952), and a second generation Elk Member (BPOE, Lodge #1952).
He was first married to Kelly Lynn Kitchel in 1978 and divorced in 1989/90. He found a new love, Constance (Connie) Gregg, and remarried in 1993.
Tom passed away in February of 1998 after a short, four month battle with lung & brain cancer.
He was survived by his wife, Connie Donovan; parents Walt & Diane Donovan; children Thomas (Tommy), Shawn & Breana Donovan; four stepchildren Matt, Phillip, Aimee & Veronica Gregg; brother Walt Donovan (Vicki) of Chandler, Arizona; sister Victoria Basque (Robert) of St. George, Utah. In addition he had several nieces and nephews, countless in-laws and a bevy of life long friends.
Subsequent in passing came a grandchild, Isaiah Thomas Briceno (Breana) in 2007, and a daughter-in-law Lah Donovan (Shawn) in 2010. Shawn and Lah are expecting their first child at the beginning of 2013, Jacob Nyaj Donovan.
Tom worked 20 years for Yellow Freight, as a driver and had tons of friends from working at Yellow. He was a longtime devoted union member of the Teamsters (Local 952), and a second generation Elk Member (BPOE, Lodge #1952).
He was first married to Kelly Lynn Kitchel in 1978 and divorced in 1989/90. He found a new love, Constance (Connie) Gregg, and remarried in 1993.
Tom passed away in February of 1998 after a short, four month battle with lung & brain cancer.
He was survived by his wife, Connie Donovan; parents Walt & Diane Donovan; children Thomas (Tommy), Shawn & Breana Donovan; four stepchildren Matt, Phillip, Aimee & Veronica Gregg; brother Walt Donovan (Vicki) of Chandler, Arizona; sister Victoria Basque (Robert) of St. George, Utah. In addition he had several nieces and nephews, countless in-laws and a bevy of life long friends.
Subsequent in passing came a grandchild, Isaiah Thomas Briceno (Breana) in 2007, and a daughter-in-law Lah Donovan (Shawn) in 2010. Shawn and Lah are expecting their first child at the beginning of 2013, Jacob Nyaj Donovan.
Thomas was known to many as Tom. He grew up in Garden Grove, California and graduated from Bolsa Grande High School (1973).
Tom worked 20 years for Yellow Freight, as a driver and had tons of friends from working at Yellow. He was a longtime devoted union member of the Teamsters (Local 952), and a second generation Elk Member (BPOE, Lodge #1952).
He was first married to Kelly Lynn Kitchel in 1978 and divorced in 1989/90. He found a new love, Constance (Connie) Gregg, and remarried in 1993.
Tom passed away in February of 1998 after a short, four month battle with lung & brain cancer.
He was survived by his wife, Connie Donovan; parents Walt & Diane Donovan; children Thomas (Tommy), Shawn & Breana Donovan; four stepchildren Matt, Phillip, Aimee & Veronica Gregg; brother Walt Donovan (Vicki) of Chandler, Arizona; sister Victoria Basque (Robert) of St. George, Utah. In addition he had several nieces and nephews, countless in-laws and a bevy of life long friends.
Subsequent in passing came a grandchild, Isaiah Thomas Briceno (Breana) in 2007, and a daughter-in-law Lah Donovan (Shawn) in 2010. Shawn and Lah are expecting their first child at the beginning of 2013, Jacob Nyaj Donovan.
Tom worked 20 years for Yellow Freight, as a driver and had tons of friends from working at Yellow. He was a longtime devoted union member of the Teamsters (Local 952), and a second generation Elk Member (BPOE, Lodge #1952).
He was first married to Kelly Lynn Kitchel in 1978 and divorced in 1989/90. He found a new love, Constance (Connie) Gregg, and remarried in 1993.
Tom passed away in February of 1998 after a short, four month battle with lung & brain cancer.
He was survived by his wife, Connie Donovan; parents Walt & Diane Donovan; children Thomas (Tommy), Shawn & Breana Donovan; four stepchildren Matt, Phillip, Aimee & Veronica Gregg; brother Walt Donovan (Vicki) of Chandler, Arizona; sister Victoria Basque (Robert) of St. George, Utah. In addition he had several nieces and nephews, countless in-laws and a bevy of life long friends.
Subsequent in passing came a grandchild, Isaiah Thomas Briceno (Breana) in 2007, and a daughter-in-law Lah Donovan (Shawn) in 2010. Shawn and Lah are expecting their first child at the beginning of 2013, Jacob Nyaj Donovan.
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