Robert Raymond Thomas

Robert Raymond Thomas passed peacefully on Feb. 09, 2016, at the age of 79. He is survived by daughters Veronica Schneider of Mesa, AZ., Cynthia Thomas of Sun City, AZ. and Rebecca Thomas of Sacramento, CA.; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his wife, Shirley Marie Thomas.

Robert, born Oct. 23, 1936, served honorably in the United States Army from 1955 to 1962. Formally of Sullivan, Mo. where he worked at the Pea Ridge Mine, he moved to Arizona in 1979, where he worked for the State of Arizona. He worked in his retirement for the Fountain Hills Golf Course. He is a past winner of the Fountain Hills Chili Cook-off.

Robert was every inch a cowboy and he loved living in Arizona. He was an avid coin collector and shooter. He enjoyed crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and taking road trips around Arizona and the west.

Visitation will be held on Friday, Feb. 19, at 11:30 a.m. at Messinger’s at Pinnacle Peak, 8555 E. Pinnacle Peak Road, with a service at 12:30 p.m., followed by burial at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona.