Tommy Wren Ferguson Sr of Fredericksburg, Texas: passed away Thursday; November 22nd 2007 at the TexSan Heart Hospital in San Antonio Texas at the age of 49.
Tommy Ferguson was an avid and skilled semi-professional photographer. He became captivated by the camera at a young age, and spent a lifetime exploring the many aspects of the field - experimenting with one or more of his many cameras, different formats of film, video and more recently digital photography. Tom & his wife Mary collected antique & vintage cameras and related curios. Tommy recently completed certification as a CNC machinist and was employed by Quantum Components in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was also a long time member of the United Steel Workers, while employed as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Bayou Steel Mill in LA. Tom loved the outdoors and was an eager & happy gardener, turning his backyard into a miniature vegetable farm growing far more than he & his wife Mary could consume, and taking great joy from being able to pass the bounty along to family, neighbors & friends, as well as the local Food Pantry. Mr Ferguson was a proud life-member of the NRA, and was a very enthusiastic and highly accurate marksman. Tommy was also a skilled carpenter who enjoyed the painstaking process he followed to craft objects from wood.
Tommy is survived by his wife: Mary Reed-Ferguson of Fredericksburg; a daughter: Amanda Ferguson of Prairieville LA; a son: Tommy Ferguson Jr. of Plaquemine, LA, his step-son: David G. Reed of Fredericksburg; and step-daughter: Victoria Massey of Austin, Texas. Tom is survived by three grandchildren: Alyssa T. & Terrance L. Ferguson of LA & Austin Reed-Cales of OH. Tommy is also grieved by two brothers; Vance Ferguson & wife Linda of French Settlement, LA; Julius J Ferguson Jr of Crawfordville, FL; a sister; Mary Lynn Avery & husband Wayne of Prairieville, LA. Tommy Ferguson will also be very missed by his parents-in-law, David & Leona Reed of Fredericksburg, TX and his mother Una May (nee: Watts) Ferguson of French Settlement, LA. He was also survived by his many nieces & nephews, Aunts & Uncles, cousins and numerous local friends.
Tommy was preceded in death by his father, Julius Jefferson Ferguson Sr, his paternal Grandparents; Boss & Mary Ferguson, and his maternal Grandparents Oliver & Susie Watts
The family greeted friends Thursday, November 29th, from 10-11:00am. Memorial services began at 11:00am in the chapel of Fredericksburg Funeral Home, with Rev. Janet Hunter officiating. David G. Reed, Victoria Massey, Curly Awalt & Danny McQuay served as honorary pallbearers. Following the service, Tommy Ferguson was returned to his childhood home in Louisiana to be buried near his father in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in French Settlement, LA. The family would prefer in lieu of flowers that memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, or the charity of one's choice.
Tommy Ferguson was an avid and skilled semi-professional photographer. He became captivated by the camera at a young age, and spent a lifetime exploring the many aspects of the field - experimenting with one or more of his many cameras, different formats of film, video and more recently digital photography. Tom & his wife Mary collected antique & vintage cameras and related curios. Tommy recently completed certification as a CNC machinist and was employed by Quantum Components in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was also a long time member of the United Steel Workers, while employed as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Bayou Steel Mill in LA. Tom loved the outdoors and was an eager & happy gardener, turning his backyard into a miniature vegetable farm growing far more than he & his wife Mary could consume, and taking great joy from being able to pass the bounty along to family, neighbors & friends, as well as the local Food Pantry. Mr Ferguson was a proud life-member of the NRA, and was a very enthusiastic and highly accurate marksman. Tommy was also a skilled carpenter who enjoyed the painstaking process he followed to craft objects from wood.
Tommy is survived by his wife: Mary Reed-Ferguson of Fredericksburg; a daughter: Amanda Ferguson of Prairieville LA; a son: Tommy Ferguson Jr. of Plaquemine, LA, his step-son: David G. Reed of Fredericksburg; and step-daughter: Victoria Massey of Austin, Texas. Tom is survived by three grandchildren: Alyssa T. & Terrance L. Ferguson of LA & Austin Reed-Cales of OH. Tommy is also grieved by two brothers; Vance Ferguson & wife Linda of French Settlement, LA; Julius J Ferguson Jr of Crawfordville, FL; a sister; Mary Lynn Avery & husband Wayne of Prairieville, LA. Tommy Ferguson will also be very missed by his parents-in-law, David & Leona Reed of Fredericksburg, TX and his mother Una May (nee: Watts) Ferguson of French Settlement, LA. He was also survived by his many nieces & nephews, Aunts & Uncles, cousins and numerous local friends.
Tommy was preceded in death by his father, Julius Jefferson Ferguson Sr, his paternal Grandparents; Boss & Mary Ferguson, and his maternal Grandparents Oliver & Susie Watts
The family greeted friends Thursday, November 29th, from 10-11:00am. Memorial services began at 11:00am in the chapel of Fredericksburg Funeral Home, with Rev. Janet Hunter officiating. David G. Reed, Victoria Massey, Curly Awalt & Danny McQuay served as honorary pallbearers. Following the service, Tommy Ferguson was returned to his childhood home in Louisiana to be buried near his father in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in French Settlement, LA. The family would prefer in lieu of flowers that memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, or the charity of one's choice.
Tommy Wren Ferguson Sr of Fredericksburg, Texas: passed away Thursday; November 22nd 2007 at the TexSan Heart Hospital in San Antonio Texas at the age of 49.
Tommy Ferguson was an avid and skilled semi-professional photographer. He became captivated by the camera at a young age, and spent a lifetime exploring the many aspects of the field - experimenting with one or more of his many cameras, different formats of film, video and more recently digital photography. Tom & his wife Mary collected antique & vintage cameras and related curios. Tommy recently completed certification as a CNC machinist and was employed by Quantum Components in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was also a long time member of the United Steel Workers, while employed as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Bayou Steel Mill in LA. Tom loved the outdoors and was an eager & happy gardener, turning his backyard into a miniature vegetable farm growing far more than he & his wife Mary could consume, and taking great joy from being able to pass the bounty along to family, neighbors & friends, as well as the local Food Pantry. Mr Ferguson was a proud life-member of the NRA, and was a very enthusiastic and highly accurate marksman. Tommy was also a skilled carpenter who enjoyed the painstaking process he followed to craft objects from wood.
Tommy is survived by his wife: Mary Reed-Ferguson of Fredericksburg; a daughter: Amanda Ferguson of Prairieville LA; a son: Tommy Ferguson Jr. of Plaquemine, LA, his step-son: David G. Reed of Fredericksburg; and step-daughter: Victoria Massey of Austin, Texas. Tom is survived by three grandchildren: Alyssa T. & Terrance L. Ferguson of LA & Austin Reed-Cales of OH. Tommy is also grieved by two brothers; Vance Ferguson & wife Linda of French Settlement, LA; Julius J Ferguson Jr of Crawfordville, FL; a sister; Mary Lynn Avery & husband Wayne of Prairieville, LA. Tommy Ferguson will also be very missed by his parents-in-law, David & Leona Reed of Fredericksburg, TX and his mother Una May (nee: Watts) Ferguson of French Settlement, LA. He was also survived by his many nieces & nephews, Aunts & Uncles, cousins and numerous local friends.
Tommy was preceded in death by his father, Julius Jefferson Ferguson Sr, his paternal Grandparents; Boss & Mary Ferguson, and his maternal Grandparents Oliver & Susie Watts
The family greeted friends Thursday, November 29th, from 10-11:00am. Memorial services began at 11:00am in the chapel of Fredericksburg Funeral Home, with Rev. Janet Hunter officiating. David G. Reed, Victoria Massey, Curly Awalt & Danny McQuay served as honorary pallbearers. Following the service, Tommy Ferguson was returned to his childhood home in Louisiana to be buried near his father in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in French Settlement, LA. The family would prefer in lieu of flowers that memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, or the charity of one's choice.
Tommy Ferguson was an avid and skilled semi-professional photographer. He became captivated by the camera at a young age, and spent a lifetime exploring the many aspects of the field - experimenting with one or more of his many cameras, different formats of film, video and more recently digital photography. Tom & his wife Mary collected antique & vintage cameras and related curios. Tommy recently completed certification as a CNC machinist and was employed by Quantum Components in Fredericksburg, Texas. He was also a long time member of the United Steel Workers, while employed as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Bayou Steel Mill in LA. Tom loved the outdoors and was an eager & happy gardener, turning his backyard into a miniature vegetable farm growing far more than he & his wife Mary could consume, and taking great joy from being able to pass the bounty along to family, neighbors & friends, as well as the local Food Pantry. Mr Ferguson was a proud life-member of the NRA, and was a very enthusiastic and highly accurate marksman. Tommy was also a skilled carpenter who enjoyed the painstaking process he followed to craft objects from wood.
Tommy is survived by his wife: Mary Reed-Ferguson of Fredericksburg; a daughter: Amanda Ferguson of Prairieville LA; a son: Tommy Ferguson Jr. of Plaquemine, LA, his step-son: David G. Reed of Fredericksburg; and step-daughter: Victoria Massey of Austin, Texas. Tom is survived by three grandchildren: Alyssa T. & Terrance L. Ferguson of LA & Austin Reed-Cales of OH. Tommy is also grieved by two brothers; Vance Ferguson & wife Linda of French Settlement, LA; Julius J Ferguson Jr of Crawfordville, FL; a sister; Mary Lynn Avery & husband Wayne of Prairieville, LA. Tommy Ferguson will also be very missed by his parents-in-law, David & Leona Reed of Fredericksburg, TX and his mother Una May (nee: Watts) Ferguson of French Settlement, LA. He was also survived by his many nieces & nephews, Aunts & Uncles, cousins and numerous local friends.
Tommy was preceded in death by his father, Julius Jefferson Ferguson Sr, his paternal Grandparents; Boss & Mary Ferguson, and his maternal Grandparents Oliver & Susie Watts
The family greeted friends Thursday, November 29th, from 10-11:00am. Memorial services began at 11:00am in the chapel of Fredericksburg Funeral Home, with Rev. Janet Hunter officiating. David G. Reed, Victoria Massey, Curly Awalt & Danny McQuay served as honorary pallbearers. Following the service, Tommy Ferguson was returned to his childhood home in Louisiana to be buried near his father in the First Baptist Church Cemetery in French Settlement, LA. The family would prefer in lieu of flowers that memorial donations be made to the American Heart Association, the American Cancer Society, or the charity of one's choice.
