Thomas A. Marcus Jr. passed away on April 2, 2023, from a short illness at UCI Medical.
He was born in 1945 in Virginia and moved to Ridgecrest in 1947. He graduated from BHS in 1963. Tom was a proud US Marine and Vietnam Veteran. Upon his return to Ridgecrest, he worked at NAWS China Lake.
Thomas is survived by his wife, Patricia, daughters Shannon Blados (John Blados), LeeAnn Rogalski (Mary Homan), and Sandi Mazzie, brother Bill Marcus, and four loving grandchildren, Evan Blados, Kierstin Mazzie (Jackson French), Luke Blados, and Kyndall Vorpahl, and numerous nieces and nephews. In Lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the American Cancer Society.