Edmund C. Thomas, Jr.

Edmund C. Thomas, Jr., 92, Shawnee, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at his home.

Edmund was born April 21, 1917 in Kansas City, Kansas to Edmund and Georgia (Adams) Thomas. He graduated from Argentine High School and from Kansas State University with a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He did post graduate work in Atomic Physics and Archeology from the University of Kansas. Edmund learned to fly at the Fairfax Airport in Kansas City, Kansas. He worked in the mechanical engineering field for a number of firms, the last being Wilcox Electric, where he worked for over 16 years before retirement. He was a member of the Kansas State Alumni Group.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Mark Thomas. He leaves his wife, Marguerite J. (Leffler) Thomas of the home; son, Edmund C. Thomas, III and wife, Kay, Paola, Kansas; three grandsons and their wives, Edmund, IV and Angela Thomas, David and Kristi Thomas and Gregory and Tina Thomas; seven great grandchildren; brother and his wife, Eugene and Gwen Thomas, Prescot, Arizona; one sister-in-law, Alice Robinson, and several nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to either the Hope Lutheran Church, 6308 Quivira Road, Shawnee, Kansas 66216 or the St. Luke's Hospice, 3100 Broadway, Suite 1000, Kansas City, Missouri 64111.

Visitation and Funeral Service

Friends may call from 10-11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 2, 2010, at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee. Funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. Burial in the Pleasant View Cemetery, Shawnee, Kansas.