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Official Obituary of

William Charles Thomas

February 7, 1942 ~ December 2, 2022 (age 80) 80 Years Old

William Thomas Obituary

WILLIAM CHARLES THOMAS, 80, OF COMER, ALABAMA, PASSED AWAY ON DECEMBER 02, 2022, FROM COMPLICATIONS AFTER SURGERY.

WHEN WILLIAM WAS A YOUNG MAN, HE BECAME AN ENTREPRENEUR AND STARTED HIS FLOOR MAINTENANCE COMPANY.  HE DECIDED TEXAS WAS NOT IN HIS BEST INTEREST AND RETURNED TO ALBANY NY. THAT WAS ABOUT 40 YEARS AGO. WILLIAM USED HIS SKILLS AS A FLOOR TECHNICIAN AND WAS EMPLOYED BY THE OMNI MANAGEMENT GROUP.

AFTER RETIREMENT, WILLIAM WOULD SPEND MOST OF HIS TIME WITH HIS LONG TIME PARTNER OLLIE LEGGETT. TOGETHER THEY WOULD VISIT BINGO HALLS, CASINOS AND PLACES THAT THEY COULD ENJOY THEMSELVES.

WILLIAM IS PREDECEASED BY HIS PARENTS JAMES AND LOLA MAE THOMAS, OF COMER, ALABAMA, BROTHERS JAMIE AND JOHN THOMAS, SISTER QUEENIE MCKAY HICKS.

HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS BROTHERS ROBERT, NELSON AND MARVIN THOMAS, SISTERS DOROTHY, ANNIE, LOLA, ETHEL THOMAS AND PASTOR LOUISE AARON 

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Services

Visitation
Thursday
December 8, 2022

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Garland Bros. Funeral Home
75 Clinton Ave.
Albany, NY 12210

Celebration of Life
Thursday
December 8, 2022

11:00 AM
Garland Bros. Funeral Home
75 Clinton Ave.
Albany, NY 12210

Interment following funeral service
Thursday
December 8, 2022

Graceland Cemetery
680 Delaware Ave
Albany, NY 12209

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