Ray Urban Tomkins
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Memorial services for Ray Urban Tomkins, 68, Lawrence will be held Monday, November 11, 2019 at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., followed by a memorial service until 8 p.m.
Inurnment will take place 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at Ft. Leavenworth National Cemetery. He passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at his home.
Ray was born on August 5, 1951 in Brownsville, Texas, the son of Glenwood and Elsie (Faget) Tomkins.
Colonel Tomkins retired from the Army Medical Corps in 2005 after 30 years of service. He then worked as a family physician at Munson Army Health Center before retiring from medicine in December 2016.
Survivors include his wife, Sheila Murphy, children: Brian Tomkins; Sean and Kathy (Relyea) Tomkins; Meghan (Tomkins) and Michael Janik; Erin, Kevin, Christopher, Daniel Tomkins; nine grandchildren; brothers Glen and Guy Tomkins; and sisters, April Hall and Jill Tomkins.
Ray was preceded in death by his parents and brothers Tom, Jack, and Max Tomkins.
Memorial contributions may be made in Ray’s name to the National Parkinson’s Foundation or Douglas County KS Visiting Nurse Association and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
I had such good memories of Ray from Behrman high school days. He was always smiling….sometimes sort of mischievously!
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time of loss.
Sincerely,
Keith and Joyce Rucker
I really enjoyed working with Dr. Tomkins at Munson. He was a very sweet person. He will be missed. My prayers are with the Family.
Sincerely,
Ray was my Fraternity Brother and Friend. He was one of the nicest and kindest people I ever met. That he spent his life as a healer in the service of others is fitting. Ray you are now in the presence of God for all eternity
Ray was my Fraternity Brother and Friend. He was one of the nicest and kindest people I ever met. That he spent his life as a healer in the service of others is fitting. Ray you are now in the presence of God for all eternity.
We mourn the passing of Ray. We salute his many years of service to our country. Ray was a fraternity brother and a friend to all. We will miss him dearly.