Thomas Hayes
April 19 1949 - January 20 2011
Visitation :
John Quint Treboni Funeral Home
Sunday January 23rd 2011 3:00 PM-7:00 PM
1177 W. 5th Avenue
Columbus Ohio 43212
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Obituary
Thomas Raymond Hayes, age 61, passed away on Thursday January 20, 2011 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. A graduate of Grandview High School 1967. Tom served in the US Army from 1968 to 1971 in the 385th MP Battalion. He served the City of Columbus proudly as a Columbus Police Officer from 1972 until he was shot in the line of duty on December 18, 1979. Tom also served as the Columbus Police Artist from 1986 to 1997. A member of Holy Family Catholic Church, FOP, American Legion, Shamrock Club and AOH. Tom was the co-founder and first president of the Columbus Emerald Society. A tremendous artist, who shared his talent in many ways. He designed Christmas cards for Easter Seals, badges for the Shamrock Club, patches for the Columbus Emerald Society and the Columbus Police Honor Guard. Tom was also an avid Buckeye fan. He is preceded in death by his parents Raymond & Adelaide and mother-in-law Margaret Pippa. Survived by the love of his life, for 37 years, Mary, who was his constant caregiver and best friend, his beloved dogs Molly and Sidney; special friends Rev. Fr. Kevin Lutz, Jim McDevitt, Bob (Lyn) Cohen and Tom (Vicky) Strausbaugh; brother Nicholas, sister Judy (Joe) Gerardi, nephews Joe (Kelly) Gerardi, Jim (Laurie) Gerardi and Sam (Carla) Geardi and 7 great nieces and nephews. Special thanks to many wonderful friends; Dr. T. Laurence Blosser, and the medical staffs at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Select Specialty Hospitals and Mt. Carmel West Hospital. Friends may call SUNDAY January 23, 2011 at the JOHN QUINT TREBONI FUNERAL HOME, 1177 W. 5th Avenue, from 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM with the FOP Service at 7:00 PM. Funeral Mass will be held 10:00 AM on MONDAY January 24, at Holy Family Catholic Church, Rev. Fr. Kevin Lutz, Presider. FRIENDS ARE ASKED TO MEET AT THE CHURCH. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, friends who wish may contribute in memory of Tom to the Heinzerling Development Center, 1800 Heinzerling Drive Columbus, Ohio 43223. Condolences may be sent via www.johnquint.com.
Contributions
Contributions may be directed to any of the followingCondolences for Thomas Hayes
From : Alfreds Barber Shop
To : Tom Hayes
Date: January 22nd 2011
We will miss you dearly. From your friends at the the barber shop.
From : The Mentel Family
To : Mary
Date: January 22nd 2011
Dear Mary, Our love and prayers are with you and your family. We are in Ft. Myers with Jim, or we would be at the funeral home and funeral. We are still enjoying the caricature that Tom drew when Pat retired from the Columbus Police Department. May the angels lead him into paradise. Love, Jim Mentel, Mike and Linda Mentel, Barb (Mentel) & Gary Mangini, and all the Mentel family.
From : jim minor (aka stpat)
To : Mary&Tom
Date: January 22nd 2011
I loved you like a son tom and you were the same
age as my son who i lost in Nam, go with God and
the Angels and with my fond rememberance and
prayers . sorry i am in South Carolina or i
would be there, but i am in spirit
Goodby from the OLD RADICAL as you called me JIM MINOR
From : Judy Herbst
To : Mary
Date: January 22nd 2011
Dear Mary,
I was saddened to read about your husband's death. The tribute paid to him in the Columbus Dispatch was very moving. His talents and his outlook on life were remarkable.
Please accept my sincere condolences on your loss.
Sincerely,
Judy
From : Mike Millay
To : Mary
Date: January 22nd 2011
Mary, I'll never forget Tom. I remember when he had the idea to start the Emerald Society. He and I met in the basement of the old Police station and held our first meeting. He was so proud. Tom will be missed by all whom he touched.I'll keep him in my prayers as he walks with God.
From : Mike Reeves
To : Mary, Family & Friends
Date: January 29th 2011
Ode to Tom Hayes
The wind was blowing the air was cold,
many were present in numbers untold.
One from our ranks has been laid to rest,
he was one of our brothers and one of the best.
His wife, his family and all of us pray,
Officer Tom Hayes is remembered this day.
Tom is not gone, his spirit is here.
Remember his smile and shed not a tear.
For Tom will be waiting to see us again,
With his smile, his kindness and sketch artist’s pen.
The art and his smile are gifts left behind
His strength and endurance made him one of a kind.
His suffering is over, his purpose now met,
We will miss Tom Hayes, but never forget.
Tom’s mission in life may have been a sign,
To error is human to forgive is divine.
~~~~ Mike Reeves, Sergeant Ret., Grandview Heights Police Department