Thomas (Tom) Weston Aldrich, Jr., formerly of Duncan, died peacefully in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, February 22, 2014, after a long courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).
Funeral services Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Alliance Community Fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside burial service will follow at Duncan Cemetery at 3 p.m.
The family will receive friends for a celebration of Tom's life immediately following the graveside service at his sister Leslie's home at 1107 W. Jones, Duncan.
Tom is survived by his wife of ten years, Dawna Folsom Aldrich, and their two young sons. Tom is also survived by his sisters, Lisa Tompkins and husband Rick, of Houston, Texas, and Leslie Miser and husband Tony, of Wichita Falls, Texas.Additionally Tom is survived by three nephews and their wives and his niece and her husband .
He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Weston (Wes) Aldrich and Lela Mae Aldrich, longtime Duncan residents.
Tom was born in Duncan on January 29, 1967. He graduated from Duncan High School in 1985 and earned his Bachelors in Business from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. After graduation, he moved to Dallas where he worked for Fidelity Investments for more than twenty years.
He met his wife, Dawna, at Fidelity and together they were raising their two sons in Haslet, Texas. Tom was a hands-on father to his sons who he affectionately called Ace and Deuce. He particularly enjoyed telling family, friends and co-worker's of their latest antics.
He was known for his storytelling and his wonderful dry wit. Tom had a love for music that he shared with Dawna and enjoyed playing and listening to the guitar.
Tom was diagnosed with ALS in November 2011 and fought bravely against a horrid disease. Tom was a private person and most of his friends and co-workers never knew the battle he was quietly fighting as ALS worked its way through his body.
His mind was clear and his will to live and love for his family never dimmed.
Times Record News
Wichita Falls, Texas
February 24, 2014
Funeral services Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Alliance Community Fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside burial service will follow at Duncan Cemetery at 3 p.m.
The family will receive friends for a celebration of Tom's life immediately following the graveside service at his sister Leslie's home at 1107 W. Jones, Duncan.
Tom is survived by his wife of ten years, Dawna Folsom Aldrich, and their two young sons. Tom is also survived by his sisters, Lisa Tompkins and husband Rick, of Houston, Texas, and Leslie Miser and husband Tony, of Wichita Falls, Texas.Additionally Tom is survived by three nephews and their wives and his niece and her husband .
He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Weston (Wes) Aldrich and Lela Mae Aldrich, longtime Duncan residents.
Tom was born in Duncan on January 29, 1967. He graduated from Duncan High School in 1985 and earned his Bachelors in Business from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. After graduation, he moved to Dallas where he worked for Fidelity Investments for more than twenty years.
He met his wife, Dawna, at Fidelity and together they were raising their two sons in Haslet, Texas. Tom was a hands-on father to his sons who he affectionately called Ace and Deuce. He particularly enjoyed telling family, friends and co-worker's of their latest antics.
He was known for his storytelling and his wonderful dry wit. Tom had a love for music that he shared with Dawna and enjoyed playing and listening to the guitar.
Tom was diagnosed with ALS in November 2011 and fought bravely against a horrid disease. Tom was a private person and most of his friends and co-workers never knew the battle he was quietly fighting as ALS worked its way through his body.
His mind was clear and his will to live and love for his family never dimmed.
Times Record News
Wichita Falls, Texas
February 24, 2014
Thomas (Tom) Weston Aldrich, Jr., formerly of Duncan, died peacefully in Fort Worth, Texas, on Saturday, February 22, 2014, after a long courageous battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).
Funeral services Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Alliance Community Fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside burial service will follow at Duncan Cemetery at 3 p.m.
The family will receive friends for a celebration of Tom's life immediately following the graveside service at his sister Leslie's home at 1107 W. Jones, Duncan.
Tom is survived by his wife of ten years, Dawna Folsom Aldrich, and their two young sons. Tom is also survived by his sisters, Lisa Tompkins and husband Rick, of Houston, Texas, and Leslie Miser and husband Tony, of Wichita Falls, Texas.Additionally Tom is survived by three nephews and their wives and his niece and her husband .
He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Weston (Wes) Aldrich and Lela Mae Aldrich, longtime Duncan residents.
Tom was born in Duncan on January 29, 1967. He graduated from Duncan High School in 1985 and earned his Bachelors in Business from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. After graduation, he moved to Dallas where he worked for Fidelity Investments for more than twenty years.
He met his wife, Dawna, at Fidelity and together they were raising their two sons in Haslet, Texas. Tom was a hands-on father to his sons who he affectionately called Ace and Deuce. He particularly enjoyed telling family, friends and co-worker's of their latest antics.
He was known for his storytelling and his wonderful dry wit. Tom had a love for music that he shared with Dawna and enjoyed playing and listening to the guitar.
Tom was diagnosed with ALS in November 2011 and fought bravely against a horrid disease. Tom was a private person and most of his friends and co-workers never knew the battle he was quietly fighting as ALS worked its way through his body.
His mind was clear and his will to live and love for his family never dimmed.
Times Record News
Wichita Falls, Texas
February 24, 2014
Funeral services Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at Alliance Community Fellowship in Fort Worth, Texas. Graveside burial service will follow at Duncan Cemetery at 3 p.m.
The family will receive friends for a celebration of Tom's life immediately following the graveside service at his sister Leslie's home at 1107 W. Jones, Duncan.
Tom is survived by his wife of ten years, Dawna Folsom Aldrich, and their two young sons. Tom is also survived by his sisters, Lisa Tompkins and husband Rick, of Houston, Texas, and Leslie Miser and husband Tony, of Wichita Falls, Texas.Additionally Tom is survived by three nephews and their wives and his niece and her husband .
He is preceded in death by his parents, Thomas Weston (Wes) Aldrich and Lela Mae Aldrich, longtime Duncan residents.
Tom was born in Duncan on January 29, 1967. He graduated from Duncan High School in 1985 and earned his Bachelors in Business from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. After graduation, he moved to Dallas where he worked for Fidelity Investments for more than twenty years.
He met his wife, Dawna, at Fidelity and together they were raising their two sons in Haslet, Texas. Tom was a hands-on father to his sons who he affectionately called Ace and Deuce. He particularly enjoyed telling family, friends and co-worker's of their latest antics.
He was known for his storytelling and his wonderful dry wit. Tom had a love for music that he shared with Dawna and enjoyed playing and listening to the guitar.
Tom was diagnosed with ALS in November 2011 and fought bravely against a horrid disease. Tom was a private person and most of his friends and co-workers never knew the battle he was quietly fighting as ALS worked its way through his body.
His mind was clear and his will to live and love for his family never dimmed.
Times Record News
Wichita Falls, Texas
February 24, 2014
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