Mr. James P. "Big Foot" Thomas Jr.

THOMAS, Mr. James P. "Big Foot" Jr. - age 54, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at McLaren-Flint. Family hour 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 14, 2014 at Eliezer Church Of The Apostolic Faith, 523 E. Hamilton Ave. with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Bishop Raymond Dunlap officiating. Interment Sunset Hills Cemetery, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30 a.m. Monday. Mr. Thomas will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. and may be viewed from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Mr. James P.“JT” Thomas, Jr. also known as “Big Foot” was born on February 12, 1960 in Flint, Michigan, the son of James “Pete” and Delores Thomas, Sr. James gave his life to God at an early age and was a life-long resident of Flint. He graduated from Flint Northwestern High School, “Class of 1978”. Over the course of the years he owned and operated several businesses in the Flint area, including JT’s Barbeque, Thomas Security, Big Foot Pest Control, Big Foot Towing and most recently worked toward opening a brand new business-Big Daddy’s Bait and Tackle, however due to illness he was unable to complete the project. Mr. Thomas was an avid, long time worker and contributor to the community of Flint. For many years he held two city contracts, one stemming from his company, Big Foot Pest Control, serving the City of Flint Housing Department regarding pest control needs. Secondly, he held the City of Flint Towing contract stemming from Big Foot Towing; by removing unsightly and abandoned cars city wide. In addition, Mr. Thomas was an employee of the Flint Community Schools for several years and also worked for the Genesee County Sheriff’s Department. JT loved fishing, he and his wife Ingrid often traveled around Michigan as well as Canada with their boat for week long fishing trips. He was a great cook known for his ribs which lead him to open his barbecue restaurant in 1985. JT (Jimmy) loved spending time with his wife and children, especially his 1 year old grandson Ja′Mir who he nicknamed “Big Daddy”. He also truly loved his extended families, the Turner’s and the Thomas’s and was very generous to all. Jimmy had his own special way of showing us love at times, however we all knew he loved us and we all loved him very much, he will truly be missed by all. Mr. James P. “JT” Thomas ,Jr. leaves to cherish his memory: wife, Ingrid Thomas of Flushing, MI; 4 daughters, Angel Green, Autumn Thomas, Shannon Turner all of Flint and Shana Turner of Mesa Arizona; 2 sons, Arthur L. “James” Moore of Houston, TX and Joshua Thomas of Flint; grandchildren, Ja′Mir Green and Shamiya Chapman both of Flint; 2 sisters, Gayle Thomas-Swift and Jill Thomas-Blake of Atlanta, GA; 3 nieces, Jennifer Thomas-Richardson, Jessica Swift both of Washington D.C. and Summer Blake of Atlanta, GA; 5 nephews, Joshua Blake and Nygel Blake of Atlanta, GA, Blake Swift of Tokyo, Japan and Kelvin Turner ,Sr., and Kavonta Turner of Flint; aunts, Arlene “Dru” Hood of Michigan City, IN, Margie Brady of Peoria, AZ and Roberteen Thomas of Pasadena, CA; 2 uncles Wilbert (Mattie) Turner of Michigan City, IN and Oscar Lee Morton of Milwaukee, WI; a host of loving cousins; Mother and Father-in-law, Theodore and Clara Turner, Sr.; sister-in-law, Alfreda Turner; brothers-in-law, Theodore (Shirlet) Turner, Jr., Roosevelt Turner; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends: Bishop Raymond H. Dunlap, Sam Paige, Robert Williams and Ali Ashami. Mr. Thomas was preceded in death by: parents, James “Pete” and Delores Thomas; grandparents: Robert and Magaline Thomas, Jerry and Annabelle Turner, Sr. The Family would like to express special thanks to: McLaren Flint CCU Nursing Staff, Bishop Raymond H. Dunlap and the staff of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home.

Mr. James P. "Big Foot" Thomas Jr.

February 12, 1960 - July 8, 2014