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Stamford High School graduate Oscar Goose Thomas died on Saturday, April 16, at the age of 79. He was born on Jan. 31, 1932, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The Korean War veteran worked as a certified welder until he retired from Peabody Engineering. He was also employed with Consolidated Diesel.
Thomas is survived by two daughters, Sondra Thomas Durant and Gloria Tracy Rhodes; two sons, Ron K. Thomas and his wife, Lysa, and Kenneth D. Thomas; a brother, the Rev. Alfred Thomas and his wife, Carrie, two grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. He was predeceased by his wife, Catherine M. Thomas; a brother, James Durant, and a son, Jeffrey Rhodes.
Calling hours are Thursday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, with a funeral service to follow at Union Baptist Church, 805 Newfield Ave., Stamford. Interment will follow at Willowbrook Cemetery in Westport.
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