Mr. Eichinger
Thomas V. Eichinger 95, Born on April 3, 1930 in Houston, Texas to Frank and Olive (Sanders) Eichinger. As a young boy, he moved with his family to Hoyte in Milam County. After several years, he moved wi th his family to Maysfield.
He was sworn into the Army on Feb. 20, 1952-1954. He served in the Korean War.
After he got out of the Army in 1954, he went to work at Alcoa in Rockdale. He worked there for 36-1/2 years and retired from there.
Thomas married Alice Lucko on July 30, 1955. They lived in Cameron and then in Rockdale. They had four children—two boys and two girls.
He belonged to Peace Lutheran Church in Rockdale.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Edward, Bill, Joe and John; sisters Annie Marie, Bertha, Mae and a baby sister; baby brother Charles; and grandson Matthew Eichinger.
Survivors are his wife, Alice; sons Larry and Kenneth of Caldwell; daughters Donna Towery of Lexington, Nancy Stanislaw and husband John of Bryan; brothers James and Leland of Cameron, Douglas of Bremond; sisters Mary Shipwash of Austin, Betty Chatham of Cedar Park, Lois Carroll of Georgia and Lana Coker of Comanche; grandchildren Alyshe Hicks and Jason of Bremond, Brandon Stanislaw and Kelsey of Rockdale, Joshua Eichinger and Kim of Franklin, Abagail Graves of Caldwell, and Tanner Towery of Lexington; step-grandchildren Kaila Johnson and Cole Johnson; great-grandchildren Kaitlyn Ruiz of College Station, Lauren and Briana Hicks of Bremond, Hannah Hicks of Hutto, Kently, Jessa and Kody Eichinger of Franklin, Beaux McBride and Harper “June” Eichinger of Caldwell, and Kelbi and Bentley Stanislaw of Rockdale.
Pallbearers will be Joshua Eichinger, Alyshe Hicks, Tanner Towery, Jason Hicks, Kently Eichinger and Ronnie Paris.
Services for Thomas are scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, May 29, at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with burial to follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Rockdale. Pastor Patrick Welton will officiate.
Visitation will from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, at the funeral home.