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Thomas Hewitt Obituary
January 23, 1951 - April 15, 2025
Broadway theater costume, hair and wedding dress designer, Thomas Augustine Hewitt, passed away on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at his home in Bon Air, VA, after a long battle with kidney disease.
He was born on January 23, 1951, in Hopewell, VA. He grew up in Richmond in Carytown and in Bon Air. He attended Benedictine and Huguenot high schools, was very active in Richmond theater companies and the Richmond Ballet before being hired in 1981 by George Balanchine to work as the assistant costume designer for New York City Ballet after attending North Carolina School for the Arts. Mr. Balanchine said you will be known as Thomas Augustine from now on.
Tom continuously worked in New York on Broadway, off Broadway, television, and nation tours throughout his career which began professionally in New York City in 1981 until he retired in 2017. His career was filled with extraordinary opportunities at NYCB, The Juilliard School, as Director of Costumes, 14 years at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, CBS morning show and with spectacular variety of performers such as Kristin Chenoweth, Faith Prince (those two women he adored), Norm Lewis, Craig Schulman, Jane Lynch, Sean Hayes, Julie Chen Moonves, Ruthie Ann Miles, Vanessa Williams, Annaleigh Ashford, Jake Gyllenhall, Veronica Villarroel, and Melba Moore, including a very long stretch working at Les Misérables filled with the best performers that Broadway could produce. He loved them all.
He is survived by his spouse of 40 years, Patrick Daughtry. He is also survived by Luca Trippitelli and Gabriella "Yoohoo" Lumaca from Taranto, Italy; his forever friend, Eduard Voorbach, Amsterdam; his many Sicilian American cousins; McKenna, Williamson, and Traina families in Richmond and Hopewell VA; the Modica family in Seaside, FL; his sister-in-law, Jerry Denny (Bill) and their son, William Denny; and Sandra Jackson and her sons, Chad (Tonya) Pousson, Scott (Jessica) Pousson, and their children; and grandchildren in Lake Charles, LA; and nephew, Jeffrey Lynn Grogan, Jr. (Tracy); Peggy Grogan Lucker (Charles), and Patsy Grogan (Jason) Duplant and their families from Houston, TX.
A memorial gathering will be held, 3 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2024, at Bliley's Central Chapel.
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Amelia
July 3, 2025
He´s my great uncle
Shirley Waldrop Edwards
June 1, 2025
I lived a few doors down from the Hewitt's back in the 1960's. I remember how he could play the piano and sing. Dressing up was fun too, one Halloween he dressed up as Count Dracula and I was Mrs. Dracula. He did my whole costume and my make up and hair. We were a hit roaming around Cary Street. We moved away and never saw each other again, but you always wonder where people are and what they are doing. Reading his obituary, I see that he did exactly what he was made for and glad to see that he had a wonderful like and spouse.
Mickey Toombs
April 21, 2025
I lived next door to the Hewitt family on Parkwood Ave. Helped them to move to their Bon Air home. Tommy and the whole family were wonderful neighbors. Such a talented individual. He will be missed.
Patrick Daughtry
April 20, 2025
Thomas Augustine-his professional name
Jim Taylor
April 20, 2025
Wasn´t Tommy the son of Madeline Traina Hewitt in Bon Air?? I am a Taylor cousin! So sorry for your loss. Just found him on Ancestry.
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