Thomas Ann Hines

Thomas Ann Hines, nee Hosch, was born January 21, 1941 in Gladewater, Texas. She passed from this life on February 20, 2024 in Plano, Texas.

She owned Advanced Electrolysis, in Plano for 25 years. She was President of the International Guild of Electrolysis for some time.

Thomas Ann was the founder of the Victim Impact Program, a nonprofit corporation. Her son, Paul, was murdered at age twenty-one. Her grief led her to prisons, and eventually, to her son's killer. She was an inspiration to millions of viewers who learned of her remarkable story on the Oprah Winfrey show. She presented Victim Empathy programs to inmates, religious groups and civic groups. She also led victim sensitivity seminars for law enforcement and judicial personal, victim service providers, and victim advocates. She was appointed to the Private Sector Prison Industries Oversight Authority for a six year term by then Governor George Bush.

She loved to cruise and traveled throughout the world. Her laugh and her kindness will be cherished and missed by many.

For those who knew her, she will be remembered for her entrepreneurial spirit, her tireless work on behalf of victims of violent crime, as well as her hundreds of visits to prisons to speak of redemption and forgiveness.

She is survived by her only sister and brother-in-law, Paula and Lester Wilson of St. Louis, Mo. Her two nephews, Leslie Wilson of Orange, Texas and Phil Wilson of Ft Lauderdale, Florida and a host of relatives. She also leaves behind two wonderful cats that she loved dearly. She was proceeded in death by her only son, Paul Hines and her parents, Reverend Paul and Doris Hosch of Dallas, Texas.