Sgt. 1st Class Tommy Ike Folks Jr., 31, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005, in Iraq.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First Christian Church with Merrill Gilbert, Law Enforcement Chaplain, and Maj. Gen. Michael H. Taylor officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be at 3 p.m. in DeBolt Cemetery in Arnett, Okla.
Tommy Folks was born Jan. 22, 1974, in Amarillo to Tom and Patsy Folks. He departed this life on Oct. 18, 2005, in Southern Iraq. He grew to manhood at the family home in Amarillo, graduating from Amarillo High School in 1992. He was an honor student and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was most active in Boy Scouts when he served as Senior Patrol Leader. He became an Eagle Scout in 1990.
Upon graduating from high school he attended the University of North Texas for two years before joining the Army in 1994. His military service included service on the Iraq-Kuwait border, service in Germany with the 7th Army Training Command where he was "Soldier of the Year" in 1998. He served in Korea before being sent to Afghanistan in November 2001 where he served as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division in intensive combat along the AfghanistanñPakistan border. Upon his return from overseas he became a member of "A" Company 2nd Battalion 142nd Infantry in Amarillo, while attending West Texas A&M University. Upon activation of the unit in August 2004, he was a senior at WT, preparing to become a teacher.
He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expedition Medal and the Southwest Asia Combat Medal.
Survivors include his father, Tommy Folks Sr., and his stepmother, Carolyn, of Amarillo; three sisters, Burma Bacher of Fort Worth, Mary Ellen of San Angelo and Carol Lee of Arlington; six nephews and nieces; and a list of friends including a special friend, Christene Trevinio of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to the Family Support Group of "A" Company, 2nd Battalion 142 Infantry of Amarillo.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 26, 2005
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First Christian Church with Merrill Gilbert, Law Enforcement Chaplain, and Maj. Gen. Michael H. Taylor officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be at 3 p.m. in DeBolt Cemetery in Arnett, Okla.
Tommy Folks was born Jan. 22, 1974, in Amarillo to Tom and Patsy Folks. He departed this life on Oct. 18, 2005, in Southern Iraq. He grew to manhood at the family home in Amarillo, graduating from Amarillo High School in 1992. He was an honor student and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was most active in Boy Scouts when he served as Senior Patrol Leader. He became an Eagle Scout in 1990.
Upon graduating from high school he attended the University of North Texas for two years before joining the Army in 1994. His military service included service on the Iraq-Kuwait border, service in Germany with the 7th Army Training Command where he was "Soldier of the Year" in 1998. He served in Korea before being sent to Afghanistan in November 2001 where he served as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division in intensive combat along the AfghanistanñPakistan border. Upon his return from overseas he became a member of "A" Company 2nd Battalion 142nd Infantry in Amarillo, while attending West Texas A&M University. Upon activation of the unit in August 2004, he was a senior at WT, preparing to become a teacher.
He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expedition Medal and the Southwest Asia Combat Medal.
Survivors include his father, Tommy Folks Sr., and his stepmother, Carolyn, of Amarillo; three sisters, Burma Bacher of Fort Worth, Mary Ellen of San Angelo and Carol Lee of Arlington; six nephews and nieces; and a list of friends including a special friend, Christene Trevinio of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to the Family Support Group of "A" Company, 2nd Battalion 142 Infantry of Amarillo.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 26, 2005
Sgt. 1st Class Tommy Ike Folks Jr., 31, of Amarillo died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005, in Iraq.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First Christian Church with Merrill Gilbert, Law Enforcement Chaplain, and Maj. Gen. Michael H. Taylor officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be at 3 p.m. in DeBolt Cemetery in Arnett, Okla.
Tommy Folks was born Jan. 22, 1974, in Amarillo to Tom and Patsy Folks. He departed this life on Oct. 18, 2005, in Southern Iraq. He grew to manhood at the family home in Amarillo, graduating from Amarillo High School in 1992. He was an honor student and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was most active in Boy Scouts when he served as Senior Patrol Leader. He became an Eagle Scout in 1990.
Upon graduating from high school he attended the University of North Texas for two years before joining the Army in 1994. His military service included service on the Iraq-Kuwait border, service in Germany with the 7th Army Training Command where he was "Soldier of the Year" in 1998. He served in Korea before being sent to Afghanistan in November 2001 where he served as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division in intensive combat along the AfghanistanñPakistan border. Upon his return from overseas he became a member of "A" Company 2nd Battalion 142nd Infantry in Amarillo, while attending West Texas A&M University. Upon activation of the unit in August 2004, he was a senior at WT, preparing to become a teacher.
He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expedition Medal and the Southwest Asia Combat Medal.
Survivors include his father, Tommy Folks Sr., and his stepmother, Carolyn, of Amarillo; three sisters, Burma Bacher of Fort Worth, Mary Ellen of San Angelo and Carol Lee of Arlington; six nephews and nieces; and a list of friends including a special friend, Christene Trevinio of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to the Family Support Group of "A" Company, 2nd Battalion 142 Infantry of Amarillo.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 26, 2005
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in First Christian Church with Merrill Gilbert, Law Enforcement Chaplain, and Maj. Gen. Michael H. Taylor officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be at 3 p.m. in DeBolt Cemetery in Arnett, Okla.
Tommy Folks was born Jan. 22, 1974, in Amarillo to Tom and Patsy Folks. He departed this life on Oct. 18, 2005, in Southern Iraq. He grew to manhood at the family home in Amarillo, graduating from Amarillo High School in 1992. He was an honor student and was a member of the National Honor Society. He was most active in Boy Scouts when he served as Senior Patrol Leader. He became an Eagle Scout in 1990.
Upon graduating from high school he attended the University of North Texas for two years before joining the Army in 1994. His military service included service on the Iraq-Kuwait border, service in Germany with the 7th Army Training Command where he was "Soldier of the Year" in 1998. He served in Korea before being sent to Afghanistan in November 2001 where he served as an Infantry Platoon Sergeant in the 10th Mountain Division in intensive combat along the AfghanistanñPakistan border. Upon his return from overseas he became a member of "A" Company 2nd Battalion 142nd Infantry in Amarillo, while attending West Texas A&M University. Upon activation of the unit in August 2004, he was a senior at WT, preparing to become a teacher.
He was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge, the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal with six Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Good Conduct Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expedition Medal and the Southwest Asia Combat Medal.
Survivors include his father, Tommy Folks Sr., and his stepmother, Carolyn, of Amarillo; three sisters, Burma Bacher of Fort Worth, Mary Ellen of San Angelo and Carol Lee of Arlington; six nephews and nieces; and a list of friends including a special friend, Christene Trevinio of Amarillo.
The family suggests memorials be to the Family Support Group of "A" Company, 2nd Battalion 142 Infantry of Amarillo.
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 26, 2005
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