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Bessemer, Alabama

He was the son of Booker, Sr. and Lue Bell Gibson Thomas and graduate of Westfield High School. Since retirement in 1999 from Jim Walter Resources #3 Mine, Jimmy worked with Thomason Law. He was currently president of UMWA Local #1928 and had been an advocate for miners' pensions and healthcare....

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Good friend to everyone will be missed

Kelley Humphryes

July 21, 2025 | Work

You have fought a good fight Jimmy! You will be missed but never forgotten brother...

Justin Tsosie

August 04, 2020 | Navajo Nation, AZ | Friend

Jimmy was a good union brother and a good worker for the people and a brother in christ.

Kelley Humphryes

August 02, 2020 | Mc Calla, AL | Coworker

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Rob Thomas

July 30, 2020 | Friend

Jimmy was a fine person, a good Union brother and friend to many and will be surely be missed by all.

Jeff Wilkes

July 28, 2020 | Friend

My heart aches as I write this
May faith tells me that I will see again
But my heart bears the burden of not seeing or hearing from you on this earth again
Your light was so bright that I couldn’t help but smile every time I saw you
Your energy was so magnetic that you couldn’t help but gravitate to it
Life will never be the same now that you are not here
I know that you are in a better place where every breath you take is not filled with strain
Your life...

Shanna Peeks

July 28, 2020 | Friend

Robert Butero

July 28, 2020 | Trinidad, CO

Thanks for your work you done for your umwa brothers and sisters, rest now my friend

Ro Barley

July 28, 2020 | Birmingham, AL | Friend

Jimmy was my Brother and a great man he worked tirelessly for his Union Brother’s and Sister’s. He will be missed by many people in this world.

GO REST HIGH ON THAT MOUNTAIN BROTHER

Lawrence Spencer

July 28, 2020 | Brother

Jimmy Earl Thomas

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