Thomas Fisher

Funeral services for Thomas H. “Tom” Fisher, 69, Lawrence, Kan., will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, July 20, 2012 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.  Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Lawrence, Kan.  He died on Sunday, July 15, 2012 at his home.

Tom was born on April 19, 1943 in Topeka, Kan., the son of Mel and Betty (Root) Fisher.

He was a graduate of the University of Kansas with a B.A. in Journalism.

He worked in advertising at the Lawrence Journal-World beginning in 1965 and then became the Advertising Director for several years prior to becoming a sales agent for Re/Max and Stephens Real Estate both of Lawrence before he retired.  In his retirement, he was a regular fixture at Centro Cigars.  

Survivors include one daughter, Margaret B. “Meg” Fisher, Sherman Oaks, Ca.; two brothers, Robert Fisher, and wife, Ginger, Camden, Ark., and Chuck Fisher, and wife, Erma, Lawrence, Kan.; two nephews, Mike and Steve; and two nieces, Lisa and Kathy.

The family will greet friends on Thursday from 6 – 7:30 p.m. at the mortuary. 

The family suggests memorials in his name to the Lawrence Humane Society and may be sent in care of the mortuary.
Online condolences may be sent to www.warrenmcelwain.com.
 

14 Condolences

  1. Melany Runyan on July 17, 2012 at 4:42 pm

    Tom, I miss you so much already. Thank you for sharing so much with me the last year or so. It has meant more to me than you can ever know. I hope now you are with the ones you love so dearly mi viejo.

    XOXOXO Melon



  2. Stan Trekell on July 18, 2012 at 1:23 am

    Please accept my sincere condolences regarding the loss of your loved one. Occasionally I would run into Tom at the 6th Street Dillon’s store and we would always stop to chat. I enjoyed his quick wit and dry sense of humor. He will be sorely missed. Godspeed “Little T” Fisher, as my elderly neighbor called Tom as a young boy.



  3. deirdre lovejoy on July 18, 2012 at 2:57 am

    Dear Meg and Friends of Tom-
    You are in my thoughts and prayers as you say goodbye to Tom. I didn’t know him, but I love his daughter and she makes this world a brighter place. That is something extraordinary to leave behind in this world.

    Warmest,

    Dede Lovejoy



  4. Julia Schrenkler on July 18, 2012 at 7:36 am

    Meg, family, and friends of Tom, our hearts go out to you and we send love and peace.

    C & J



  5. Jane Hyde on July 18, 2012 at 7:38 am

    Dear Meg – how well I remember your father and his dapper disposition. I remember when you and he used to play “Lone Ranger” together. Please take heart in all the warm embraces we can possibly give you and know you’re in my thoughts and prayers at this time.
    Love, Aunt Jane



  6. damaris acosta on July 18, 2012 at 8:59 am

    Meg, recibe nuestras mas sentidas condolencias por la desaparicion fisica de tu padre.Consuelo para todos sus seres queridos.
    familia Acosta



  7. Karin Paludan-Sorey on July 18, 2012 at 12:16 pm

    Sending sincere condolences the family and thinking of how good Tom was to my husband, Drake Sorey, when Tom and Drake worked together at the Journal World. Thank you, Tom! How many people one life touches.



  8. Drake Sorey on July 18, 2012 at 12:19 pm

    Rest in peace, Tom.



  9. Tod Roberts on July 18, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    Sincere condolences to the family. I recall Tom as a friend from our days together at Lawrence H.S., Class of 1961, and in later years when he worked at the Journal-World. Tom was always an entertaining and good-hearted person who could bring out smiles in others. Rest in Peace, Tom.



  10. Tod Roberts on July 18, 2012 at 4:31 pm

    Sincere condolences to the family. I recall Tom as a friend from our days together at Lawrence H.S., Class of 1961, and in later years when he worked at the Journal-World. Tom was always an entertaining and good-hearted person who could bring out smiles in others. Rest in Peace, Tom.



  11. Carol (Olson) Gardinier Winters on July 18, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    I have very clear and fond memories of Tom in our high school days. He often sat behind me in class and would crack jokes under the radar and, of course, I would start giggling and get into trouble. He was a very well read, witty, inquisitive person and he will be missed.
    R.I.P., Tom



  12. David Steele on July 19, 2012 at 9:10 am

    My condolences to the family.



  13. Brian Farley on July 19, 2012 at 11:07 am

    Tom, thank you for counting me among your many friends. Your encyclopedic knowledge of the places and people of Lawrence was beyond compare. How fortunate we are that one of your cigar smoking compatriots had the foresight to record some of your stories. You will be missed.



  14. Jenny Wise-Cook on August 3, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    You were a good man Mr. Fisher. Sorry to see you go. My condolences to family and friends.



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