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Robert F. Thomas

November 25, 2020

Robert F. Thomas, 88, of Forks Township, died Wednesday, November 25, 2020 in Lehigh Valley Hospital.

Born August 1, 1932 in Bethlehem, he was a son of the late Sylvester and Margaret (Zettlemoyer) Thomas. His wife, Dolores J. “Snooky” (Tinsman) Thomas died last year.

Robert was a vocational-technical instructor of mechanical design and CAD for 30 years in the Easton Area School District. He was a former member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Easton and enjoyed going to the Wind Creek Casino.

Surviving are his children, Scott Thomas and his wife, Joanne, and Gayle Groff; a brother, Ronald Thomas; three grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a memorial service will be held later. The Ashton Funeral Home, Easton is handling the arrangements.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.

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  1. Hugh Heckman

    November 26, 2020 at 3:10 pm

    Condolences to the Thomas family. Mr Thomas was instrumental in the early development of my career at Vo Tech for which there is much gratitude. Thank you Mr. T.