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Delytte Thomas

1933 - 2010

Delytte Thomas obituary, 1933-2010, Palm Desert, CA

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1933

DIED

2010

Delytte Thomas Obituary

Dr. Delytte Marie Thomas of Palm Desert, Calif. passed away May 24, 2010 of natural causes. She was born November 18, 1933 to Dr. Lawrence and Dorothea Miles in Saginaw, Mich. She married Dr. Harry E. Thomas, Jr. on June 6, 1953. She was a psychologist for 33 years in Los Angeles, Calif. and was a member of the Brown Baggers Bridge Club.
Delytte is survived by her son, Harry E. Thomas, III of Palm Desert; daughter, Desiree Thomas Gordy of Los Angeles and her husband, Terry; sister, Miriam Thomas Brown of Los Angeles; and two grandchildren, Terry J. Gordy, Jr. and Whitney Jade Gordy.
Memorial services were held September 19, 2010 in Hollywood Hills, Calif.
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Published by The Desert Sun on Nov. 5, 2010.

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Toiya B

February 24, 2014

Ijust learned of your Mother's passing. I have thought about her often. Our families were friends and neighbors from Kenway. May she continue to live on in your hearts.

Catherine Foster

November 9, 2010

I will miss your lovely smile but I will always have the memories of all the times we spent together. We laughed together and we cried together and there's not too many people I can say that of. Thank you for your words of wisdom and your friendship.

Love you Aunt Dee.

Terry Gordy Sr

November 9, 2010

Delytte, I will always Love You. You were "The Best" Mother in law and Friend". I miss our morning telephone calls that kept me busy for hours. We talked about everything.

I miss you.

I love You



Terry

Desiree Gordy

November 7, 2010

I love you Mommy.
Googs.

Cheryl Thomas

November 5, 2010

Hi Family - Just thinking - How I am going to miss sharing birthdays together with Aunt Dee Dee! AND I can still hear her saying.....

HI SWEETHEART! How you doing Honey!

it just makes me smile and feel all better...life is so full of surprises.

May peace be with you and help you get through these difficlt days.
Love you,

Cheryl Thomas

Aja Kimura

November 5, 2010

We will always remember that welcoming smile and the laughter. Thanks for the memories...
Love,
Aja & Ariel Kimura

November 5, 2010

We love you Aunt Delytte Keep Heaven Crazy until we get there. The entire Harris Family,....We have the memories and the pictures to cherish all of our lives,...and the stories that we have to tell and laugh about. You have truly be a friend and a mother to all. We love you!

Bill & Lee Wood

November 5, 2010

We will miss you Delytte, but we still have the wonder memories. Lee & Bill Wood

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