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Thomas DeGloma Obituary

THOMAS EDWARD DeGLOMA, SR., 61, of Bartlett, passed away on the morning of Monday, April 24, 2006, while sleeping. He was born in Geneva, New York. Tom attended De Salles Catholic High School, received his Associated Degree at Rochester Business Institute, and received his Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from the University of West Florida. After 23 years of service, he retired as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Navy. Tom worked as the IT Director for Time Warner Cable, Memphis Division. He was an active member of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Cordova, where he served as a Cantor and the former Choir Director. Tom was a proud member of the Knights of Columbus. Tom loved and served Hope House as a member of the Board of Directors, former President of the Board and organizer of the Annual Hope House Classic. He enjoyed membership in the Bartlett/Cordova Rotary Club, where he was recently appointed Membership Chairman. Tom was an avid supporter of the Arts, and performed in productions at Harrell Theatre and Classical Ballet. He was preceded in death by his mother, Carmella DeGloma and his father, Nicholas DeGloma. He is survived by his loving wife, Cecilia; his sons, Thomas, Jr., Michael, Peter, and Paul; a daughter, Angela; his brother, Robert, and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews and many loving friends, especially life-long friend, Michael Scala. Viewing will be he held from 5-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 26 at Memphis Funeral Home, Germantown Chapel. Funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 27 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Cordova. The family requests donations to Hope House, 23 South Idlewild Street, Memphis, in lieu of flowers. Memphis Funeral Home Bartlett901-725-0100 www.memphisfuneralhome.net

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Published by The Commercial Appeal on Apr. 26, 2006.

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Pam and Bill Summons

April 20, 2025

Thinking of y'all and praying for comfort as the anniversary of Tom's passing nears. God bless you!

Pamela Vanderpluym

May 1, 2006

Cathy, Thomas, Michael, Peter, Paul & Angela,



Difficult times lay ahead as you all move forward in life without Tom in it, but he will be there in memory.



Tom was a special man, a joker, a musician and a great boss and co-worker. I will miss his smile and singing. There was never a time I passed Tom in the hallway that he didn't have a smile on his face and humming or singing a song. He is now leading the choir for our Lord and Savior.



Through these days and months to follow remember that Tom will always be with you in spirit and in your hearts.



All of you are in my thoughts and prayers. May God bless each of you.



"Having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 5:1

Noreen Sdoia

April 30, 2006

Dear Family, It was an honor to sing in choir with Tom. Not only did he "make a joyfull noise unto the Lord" but got every one excited when talking about the Rome trip. We could almost taste the wine!!! Sending you loving hugs and prayers, Noreen Sdoia

SHASTA COLEMAN

April 28, 2006

Please accept my deepest sympathies. (time warner family)

Chris Branning

April 28, 2006

My family wishes you the sincerest condolences. Mr. Degloma was an honorable and shining reflection of your whole family. May the wonderful memories guide you through this time of grief.



Sincerely,

Chris & Nicole Branning

vennie jamerson

April 28, 2006

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Mathew 5:4



He that overcometh shall inherit all

things:and I will be his God, and he

shall be my son. Revelations 21:7

April 28, 2006

mrs degloma i will be keeping your family in my prayers.

patty chapman at time warner cable

Patris Garrett

April 27, 2006

Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Wrechal Currie

April 27, 2006

May the Lord keep favor over you and your family!

Debra Gordon

April 27, 2006

Mr DeGloma will never be forgotten..

Mrs D.Y.Gordon

deborah taylor

April 27, 2006

Tom will be greatly missed by his

TWC Team Players.Our prayers are with you and your family.

Willie THOMAS

April 27, 2006

You will be greatly missed at Time Warner Cable. God wants good people in his kingsom and Tom is one of them.



May God Bless you all.

Cynthia Cain-Miller

April 27, 2006

To:Mrs.DeGloma&Family,Tom will be greatly missed by his timewarner family we share in your loss and will keep you and tom in our prayers and our hearts.I will say a special prayer at st.augustine/take care.

Vanessa Howard

April 27, 2006

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family at this sad time. May God's love surround your family completely so that you feel His love and presence. God Bless you.

With love,

The Howards (Drew, Tony and Vanessa)

veda Wheeler

April 27, 2006

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Bo Prewitt

April 27, 2006

DeGloma Family,

I am very sorry for your loss. As I lift you up in Prayer the wonderful memories of Tom passes in thought. Tom was a wonderful man, who loved to share stories about his family, his past, or a humerous joke. I will always remember the professional advice, family advice and more importantly the Godly advice Tom shared with me. Tom will be missed by many. God Bless you and may the Spirits of Heaven be with you and lift you.

Monica, Jody, Andrew & Emily Faquin

April 27, 2006

We were so sorry to hear of your loss. The thoughts of many are with you at this time of sorrow.

Marcy & Sidney Seligstein

April 27, 2006

Cathi, Tom Jr, Mike, Paul, Peter and Angela,



On behalf of my family, I would like to express our deepest sympathy. I had the pleasure of working for Tom for several years at Time Warner. He was a wonderful mentor to me and so many others. He always had wonderful stories to share and knew how to bring a smile to your face every day. Sidney and I both feel honored to have had Tom in our lives. We will miss him very deeply.

BOBBY JONES

April 27, 2006

WE WILL MISS YOU HERE AT TIME WARNER MAY GOD BLESS AND KEEP YOUR FAMILY ALWAYS BECAUSE HE KNOWS WHAT'S BEST, HE NEVER FAIL, REST IN PEACE.

Bob & Aileen Warren

April 26, 2006

We are so sorry for your loss. Our sympathies & prayers are with your family. Tom was a very good friend. Aileen & I really appreciated Tom's frequent help in getting us online when we've been working out of state. I will remember Tom fondly as part of our trio in St. Francis Follies. He will be greatly missed.

Deborah Favaloro

April 26, 2006

Dear Cathi and Angela, I cannot tell you how stunned we all were to hear of your loss, all of our loss. What a blessing Tom was! Bravo! for a life well done.

With our love and prayers for you and your family,

The Favaloro's

Chris, Andy & RJ Sniezak

April 26, 2006

Cathy,

Words cannot express the depth of our sorrow over the loss of Tom. He was such a good man and loved by everyone he came in contact with.

Kathy Foley

April 26, 2006

There are no words to express the impact of Tom and his family's over aubundance of love, friendship, comfort and guideance that they have given me and my children during the past 13 years.



I will miss my "holiday" phone calls and stern advice forever. Tom always gave me hope in times of dispair,courage when I was afraid, and chastisement when I was bordering on the ridiculous.



There was always room at the DeGloma dinner table, overflowing with Food, Drink, Faith and Love.



With deepest sympathy for the loss of a truly great man.



Kathy, Patrick and Jennifer Foley

Louis Richardson

April 26, 2006

Tom had an excellent spirit and was always a Blessing to see. I will miss his warm smile and great sense of humor, but knowing that he is in the presence of The Lord Blesses my heart all the more. See you in the Morning Tom.

Sister Mary Brigid Gregory

April 26, 2006

Dear Cathi and family, My love and prayers are with you during this time of terrible grief. I loved Tom and will never forget him. You have the prayers of all the Dominican Sisters at St. Catharine. Sister Mary Brigid,OP

Meghan Newman

April 26, 2006

Tom was a wonderful, caring, and loving person who will be dearly missed. We are thinking of you all and our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love, The Newmans

Wilhelmina Alfonso

April 26, 2006

As an 11+ year employee at Time Warner, Tom brought a valued sense of insight and vision to our company. He truly loved working here, and cared greatly for those he worked with and for. He had a great sense of humor, love of life and of his family. He talked often of all of his children, his Wife Cathi, his Mother-in-Law, of St. Francis Church and Msgr. Buchignani, his participation in plays the arts, of singing and of golf, and of Hope House; they were all great loves of his life. This is what made him be who he was and strive to live each day the way he did. His life was a tremendous contribution to not only us and our company, but to organizations such as Hope House that truly had his heart. His impact and the difference he made in life will continue to be positively felt many years from now. He was a great man in life, and will be missed deeply here at Time Warner and with the organizations he was involved with.

Donna Woolfolk

April 26, 2006

My heartfelt sympathy and prayers are with you and your family. May God bless you all and bring you strength to get through this very difficult time.

We will all miss Tom very much here at Time Warner as well.

Henrietta Dupre

April 26, 2006

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Marguerite Williams

April 26, 2006

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Nancy & Bill Crawford

April 26, 2006

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Sister Mary Brigid Gregory

April 26, 2006

Dear Cathi and family, May I express my heartfelt sympathy to all of you. You have been in my prayers and in all of the prayers of the sisters at St. Catharine Motherhouse since I heard the news of Tom's death Monday. I loved him dearly and will miss him terribly.

Gail Dixon

April 26, 2006

Our deepest sympathy to Peter and his family...from Gail Dixon, Milton Stewart, Bob Grisham, and Preston Jones

Jackie Taylor

April 26, 2006

Tom was a breath of fresh air to Time Warner Cable. He always had this beautiful smile and often walked around; making sure that all was well. He will be truely missed.

Joe Disney

April 26, 2006

I will miss an amazing man who served as a mentor to me both at work and in music. My family's prayers go out for all of his loved ones. The great choir in heaven has a beautiful new voice.

Willie Lewis

April 26, 2006

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

Gayle Hunt

April 26, 2006

My heartfelt sympathy, love and

prayers are with all in this

tremendous loss.

Mike Odom

April 26, 2006

I would like to express my deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Tom. I really enjoyed working with Tom and also playing golf with him at the Hope House tournament. I only knew Tom for four years but felt like I knew him a lot longer than that. I have the utmost respect for his involvment in the Church and the community; he was taken from us way too soon.

Roderick and Denise Simpson

April 26, 2006

Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Pam Summons

April 26, 2006

Cathy and family,



Bill, Kelly and I are saddened by the passing of Tom. He was such a good person. He will truly be missed. If you need anything please don't hesitate to call us. You are in our prayers.



God Bless you and your family

Pam Summons

Beadie Garber

April 26, 2006

May the Lord bless and keep you in this time of trial.

Sharon & Kelsey Hays

April 26, 2006

The Hays Family (St. Agnes Academy)

Dearest Angela - Our thoughts & prayers are with you & your family.

Jim Sdoia

April 25, 2006

My deepest sympathies. Tom was a good man and will be missed by all who knew him.

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