Thomas Wilkie "T.W." Wagstaff

WAGSTAFF, Thomas Wilkie "T.W.," "Wag," "Tom," or "Pops," 88, passed away suddenly Wednesday, May 4, 2011. He was the youngest child of the late Miles and Cora Wagstaff. He was predeceased by his wife of 56 years, Betty, in 2003. He is survived by his three sons, Tom, Ken and his wife, Dyah, and Ray and his wife, Heather; three grandchildren, Tara, Conner and Aidan; three nieces, Brenda Griffin, Kathy Helms and her partner, Frank, and Pearl Trego and her husband, Bobby, who was T.W.'s number one assistant in brunswick stew making; two nephews, Tommy Woodcock and Herman Woodcock Jr. He will also be missed by a large extended family of his sons' friends. He served as a paratrooper during WW II, jumping behind enemy lines on D-Day before the troops landed on the beaches during the Battle of the Bulge. After the War, he started his long career in the automotive/truck maintenance industry, and in the early 1970s founded Tom's Garage which became Truck Service of Virginia. He continued to be involved in the business until his death. The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Bliley's-Chippenham, 6900 Hull Street Rd. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 7, at Ramsey Memorial United Methodist Church, 5900 Hull Street Rd. Interment Dale Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Ramsey Memorial United Methodist Church, or to Millwood School, 15100 Millwood School Lane, Midlothian, Va. 23112.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.