Thomas H. Higgins passed away April 21, 2015. He was born in Providence, RI to the last Joseph P. and Anna H. Higgins. He was a Korean War veteran and served in the Navy. Tom graduated from Clark University in Worcester, MA in 1959 and worked for Norton Company as a district sales manager for thirty-three years retiring in 1992. He loved his family, flying, and his many hobbies.
He is survived by his wife Carole S. Higgins, daughters Karen A. Wentworth (Bill), Suzanne M. Pollard (Steve), Patricia E. Higgins (Mark Lijewski), step daughters Susan J. Susdorf (Glen), Elizabeth M. Scott (Curtis), daughter-in-law Jennifer Higgins Hiller (Ed), Sister Carole A. Kelly (Jim), Brother Robert F. Higgins (Joan), and seven grandchildren.
His first wife Patricia Gibbons Higgins, son Michael D. Higgins, step grandson Michael Paul Rainbolt, and brother Joseph P. Higgins Jr., predeceased him.
A memorial mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., May 4th, at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 9900 E. 191st Street, Noblesville, IN. Visitation preceding the mass begins at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to the Michael D. Higgins Endowment Fund, Baylor College of Medicine, Office of Philanthropy and Alumni Relations MSC #800, PO 4976, Houston, TX 77210, or the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Center of Indiana, P.O. Box 383 Fishers, IN 43038.