Thomas is survived by his wife Lena, son Joseph and his wife Audrey, daughter Genevieve, sister Patricia Russo and brother Jamie.. In lieu of flowers, donations in Thomas' memory can be made to The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, 5526 West 13400 South, #510 Salt Lake City, UT 84096 (http://cholangiocarcinoma.org/get-involved/donate/) or Disabled American Veterans, PO Box 14301 Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 (http://www.dav.org/).