Dean R. Thomas

Dean R. Thomas, 67, of Butler, died Thursday evening, April 28, 2016, at UPMC Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Born November 10, 1948 in Butler, he was a son of the late Raymond P. Thomas and Alberta (Stevenson) Thomas.

Dean was a 1966 graduate of Knoch High School and had owned and operated Rays Auto Sales on Saxonburg Road from 1985 until 2015, when he retired.

He was a Past Master of the Victory Lodge #694, was a social member of the VFW Post #7376 in Saxonburg, was a member of the Syria Shrine Temple and the New Castle Consistory. Dean was a Private Pilot, was an avid Harley Davidson Rider, loved his home in Florida and also loved life and spending time with his family.

Surviving is his wife Paula Jean (Tritsch) Thomas, whom he married November 27, 1971.

2 daughters: Feather (David) Bacher of Cranberry Township and Fawne Thomas of Leesburg, VA.

2 Grandsons: Jake Bacher and Jonah Bacher.

1 sister, Patty Lou Thomas of Indianapolis, IN.

Friends will be received at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 East Cunningham Street, Butler, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Monday. Funeral Services will be held on Tuesday, at 10:00 a.m. at the Funeral Home. Pastor Richard Nulph, will officiate. Burial will be in Summit Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

A Masonic Funeral Service will be on Monday at 6:45 p.m. at the Funeral Home.

His Family requests that Donations be made to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, River Walk Corporate Center, Suite 441, Pittsburgh, PA 15219.

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