
Date Of Birth: December 18, 1937
Date Of Death: April 17, 2012
Thomas Lee Eubank, age 74, died in Indianapolis, IN on April 17, 2012.
Born December 20, 1937 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, to Jerry Roger and Lillie Burdett Eubank, he attended Crawfordsville Public schools and graduated from Crawfordsville High School class of1956. Thom served two years of active duty and four years reserve in the Marines from 1957 until 1963. After leaving the Marines he attended John Heron School of Art in Indianapolis.
To quote Thom: “I tuned in, turned on and dropped out of college. I was impatient and wanted to be in New York City. Wanted to be among the heart of the beat generation action in Greenwich Village. Wanted to complete my studies of modern art at Cooper Union. Wanted to paint and sculpt..I thought. Actually I wanted to find myself in this world and thought, if I can make it in New York City, with no family support system…Find new friends and carve out my niche, I can make it anywhere. I moved to the big apple. Ten years of New York, New York, town so good they named it twice, was quite an adventure in the quest for maturity.�
About 1972 he moved from New York to Los Angeles to manage his athletic shoe business and participate in the packaging of Mohammad Ali – Jerry Quarry fight that “The Group� had the rights to and was promoting. The fight did not happen but had fun and learned while working at it.
Thom was an artist, visionary, cinematographer, and entrepreneur. Thom developed an athletic shoe line, break dancing mats, lighting for stage, film and marquees. He produced videos for Ray Parker Jr. and Raydio, Stevie Wonder, Barry White and numerous others.
Thom was a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Nu Chapter and attended Agape Church of Scientology.
Survivors include daughters Alexandria and Indeya of Los Angeles, siblings: Diane Eubank of Indianapolis, Stephen Chandler of Los Angeles, Anita Eubank of Crawfordsville, Grace Eubank of Seymour, Carol Warren of Newport News, Marcia Eubank of Crawfordsville, Sheila Eubank of Crawfordsville and an aunt, Geneva Eubank Parker of Indianapolis. Thom was preceded in death by his father Jerry R. Eubank and mother Lillie Burdett Eubank.
Memorial service will be an art show held in his honor to be determined at a later date.
The family would like to thank Carolyn Burdette Norvel for her unwavering support and love and the Premier Hospice Group, Danette, Erica, Jen, Dave, and Angee for their help and support.







Donald Davenport says
To The Eubank Family:
Words cannot express the heartfelt sorrow that I share after
hearing the news of Thom’s passing. Not only was he my good
friend but a guiding light in my career. I spoke to him last
about 4 months ago in LA and as always, he was upbeat and
highly involved in a new Design Project. This one an entire
Creative Community. That was always Thom, striving and creating.
I will always miss him but am glad he returned to you his
family in Indiana. I hope he passed easily as he in this life
was always One of the Good (Great) Guys.
Thanks you and fond regards, Donn Davenport
S Pearl Sharp says
Thom was inventive, creative, passionate about each new idea. And
he never ran out of ideas, in film production, music, art, writing, and especially marketing.
Many who worked with him here in Los Angeles would like to send our condolences, but we don’t know how to reach the Family. Please also inform us about the forthcoming art show. We have photos to share.
with the family
Joan Clark says
So sorry to hear of Thom’s passing he was a friend in New York. I never saw any of his work and would like to know where I might see anything he has done painting or film.
THOM EUBANK says
Thom was a close friend and business partner in SPECTRAMOTION where he and I designed animated signage for movie theaters including the one for Chity Chity Bang Bang — the funny flying old fashioned car that flew and moved on the theater marquee on Times Square. This we did with colored fluorescent tubes in combination with the proper colored signage. We also did the same with animated signs for the cleaning industries using the same but smaller techniques. We actually made a living at it by licensing these designs to Artkraft Strauss the HUGE sign maker on Broadway.
Thom was a close friend and very funny, artistic and creative guy and my wife Cathy have a picture of him with us at our wedding in 1991.