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Tom H. Caudill of Elizabethton, Tennessee, passed away Monday, Sept. 11, 2006 at his home.
He was 61. Although Caudill was a native of Elizabethton and had returned to Tennessee
within the last two years, he also spent 14 years of his life in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
Tom lived a vigorous and noteworthy life, achieving great success during his 20-year
career in international programs at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.
He traveled extensively throughout his life, and was a multicultural man who visited and
worked in exotic places such as Saudi Arabia, Thailand (where he was a Peace Corps
volunteer) and Haiti.
He was an active member of the League of Women Voters and at the time of his death was
scheduled to defend his Ph.D. thesis. Throughout his lifetime Tom was known as an amateur
historian with a particular interest in the U.S. Civil War. Tom was deeply loved and will
be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his father, Julian T. Caudill, and his brother, Terry Caudill.
He is survived by his daughter, Mara Caudill Gama-Lobo and her husband, Mike, of Kinshasa,
the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa; his mother, Altajane Caudill; a sister, Carolyn
Caudill-Hazelwood and her husband, Kail, of Knoxville, Tenn.; an aunt, Peggy Weiss of
Asheville, N.C.; an aunt and uncle, Roy and Tommie Shutt, Ormond Beach, Fla.; two nieces,
Casey Ross of Johnson City, and Caroline Clark of Elizabethton; a great niece, Marin Ross;
a great nephew, Cannon Clark; a sister-in-law, Charlotte Caudill of Elizabethton; his
"Swiss" daughter, Karin Schumacher; his "Thai" daughter, Bhapitara
"Pink" Jancharoen; and his special friends Radchanee Ruth and Virginia Caudill.
The memorial service was held on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2005 at the Tetrick Funeral Home,
Chapel of Peace, Elizabethton, with a committal and inurnment service following at Happy
Valley Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial donations be sent to Theo's Work,
Inc. (in the name of Tom Caudill), 2303 West Market Street, Greensboro, N.C., 27403.
Checks may be made out to Theo's Work, Inc. To learn more about Theo's Work, visit
www.theoswork.org.
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