GOD BLESS OUR COUNTRY

This page is going to be dedicated,
to my nephew Tommy, who passed away
on October 26,2001.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TOMMY (TOM)
BY AUNT PAT

First of all when Tommy got
older, he wanted everyone
to start calling him Tom.
Of course Aunt Pat always
called him Tommy, ever since
he was born.
Tommy was born on December
28, 1958...died October 26,
2001. Parents were Tom
Halford and Donna Mowrey.
He spent all his life in
East Alton, Illinois. He
graduated from East Alton
Wood River Community High
School in 1977.
Went to work for Olin Corp.
(Ammunition guru, maker of
Super X ammo and Winchester
rifles). He worked for them
for over 20 years.
He had two children:
Tara Nicole Halford
(She's in college now).
Courtney Elizabeth Halford
(She's in fifth grade).
Besides fishing ( his favorite
thing he loved most), he loved
birds and birdhouses. He would
go out and sit on the patio with
his coffee and watch the birds.
Tommy was a very hard worker.
He was a very lovable person,
and had a heart of gold. Would
give you the shirt off his back,
if you needed it,
He will and is sadly missed by all.
Don't Let The Big One Get Away, Tommy.

Here's your Coffee
Mug, Tommy.

This "Memorial" was written by
my niece, Debbie Henderson.
She was on the airplane, coming
from California, to Tommy's
services.

Tommy...
Don't Let The
Big One Get Away.

Tommy loved to fish.
He would go out in
his boat, either on
the lake or river and
fish for hours.

Tommy loved birds and birdhouses.
He use to sit on the patio and
watch the birds for hours at a
time. When he went up to the
trailers, he would sit on the
bank and fish and watch the birds.
While we were at the trailer, he
would holler Aunt Pat, do you know
what kind of bird that is? He could
tell you the name of every bird.

Here I will be adding photos
of Tommy from the time he was
born, until he passed on.

Tommy, right after he was
born in 1958.

Tommy is a couple months old.

Tommy a few months old.

Donna and Tommy. She trying
to teach him to walk.

Tommy, almost a year old.

Tommy, the photo was taken
in March, 1961

Tommy in my Mom's kitchen.
Photo taken March 1962.

Tommy was 4 years old in this photo.

Awe-Oh Tommy had a black eye.

Tommy was 5 or 6 years old
in this photo.

This picture was taken
at Christmas - 1964.

This picture was taken
when Tommy was 6 or 7
at Disneyland in California.

This picture was taken when
he was in grade school. Not
sure how old he was.

Also grade school.
Not sure of his age.

These two photos were together.
The top one is Tommy and Clay,
his cousin. They are attending
Tommy's Dad's funeral in the
late 1990's.
The bottom photo is Tommy and
Tippy, his first dog, kneeling
in front of his Dad's old truck.

He was in the 8th. grade
in this photo.

Tommy in high school.

Tommy when he was in
high school.

Tommy's High School
Graduation, 1978

Tommy and Tara, his oldest
daughter.

Tommy's daughter Tara.
Tommy's dad Tom.

Tara, Tommy's oldest daughter.

Tommy in his 20's.

Tommy and daughters.
Tara (oldest) on the
left. Courtney (Youngest)
on the right.

Donna, Tommy and his
two daughters. Tara
and Courtney.

Tommy and one of his many
motorcycles. He had several.
He really liked them. He was
a "Harley" man.

This is Tommy's youngest
daughter, Courtney.

This is Tara now. Tommy's
oldest daughter. Photo
taken 2001.

Tara, photo taken 2001

Tara - 2001

Tara - 2001

Donna and Tommy. This photo
was taken the day of my Mom's
Funeral. They are in the back
yard of my mom's house, for the
dinner after the funeral. Six
weeks and two days later Tommy
passed away. What a shock to
everyone. This was Donna's only
child.

This picture was taken of
Tommy and Courtney at the
Mowrey Family Reunion in
September 2001.

Tommy and his Uncle Gary
at the Mowrey Family
Reunion, Sept. 2001.
The reunion was held at
Donna's house.

Courtney and her Dad Tommy.
Courtney playing Miss Barber
Shop and giving Tommy a shave.
This photo was taken in Oct.
2001. The last picture of
Tommy. He passed away at
home, Donna's house Oct. 26th.
2001. Who would have thought
that this would be the last
picture of Tommy and that he
wouldn't be with us. So Sad.