Thomas Dawkins,

DAWKINS, Mr. Thomas, Jr. "Bobby" - Age 63, passed away Friday, June 12, 2009 at Genesys Health Park. Family hour 10:30AM Saturday, June 20, 2009 at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 1083 E. Stewart St., with funeral service commencing at 11AM, Pastor Lewis Randolph officiating. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G-9506 N. Dort Hwy. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10:30AM Saturday. Mr. Dawkins will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd. Family will receive visitors from 2PM-8PM Friday. There will be no public viewing, per his request. Mr. Thomas “Bobby” Dawkins, Jr. was born September 10, 1945 in Phillips County, Arkansas, the son of Thomas Dawkins, Sr. and Gladys Woodson. Mr. Dawkins graduated from Flint Northern High School “Class of 1963”. In 1977 he received an Associate of Arts degree from Mott Community College. After high school, he began working for General Motors until he began serving in the United States Army. After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the military, Thomas continued working for General Motors Service Parts Operations, retiring after 38 years of service. Mr. Dawkins was a devoted member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, where he served on various auxiliaries, committees and boards. He was actively involved in the community. Mr. Dawkins was a mentor to and respected by many. He had a quiet yet strong demeanor. Thomas was an avid golfer and enjoyed fishing. He was a sports enthusiast, but most of all he loved spending time with his grandchildren. Mr. Thomas Dawkins, Jr. leaves to cherish his memories; loving wife of 43 years, Delois; daughter, Trina (Tim) Patterson of Indianapolis, IN; son, Ken (Angela) Dawkins of Grand Blanc, MI; 4 grandchildren, Donovan and Trenton Patterson, Kennedi Dawkins and Kayla Ragland; mother, Gladys Dawkins; sister, Toni (John) Crouch; 3 brothers, Lawerence (Sherry) Dawkins, Rudy Dawkins and Quinn Dawkins; special uncle, Stonewall Woodson, all of Flint; sisters-in-law, Barbara Carter-Taylor of Grand Blanc, MI, Dorothy (Harold) Hicks and Joyce (Carl) Davis, all of Flint; a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Mr. Dawkins was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Sr.; brother, Percy “P.W.”; and sister, Betty Holmes.

Thomas Dawkins,

September 10, 1945 - June 12, 2009