Thomas N Edwards
November 21, 1953 ~ January 27, 2015
Thomas N. Edwards, 61 of Greencastle and formerly of Avon, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 27 surrounded by his loving family at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born November 21, 1953 in Indianapolis to Dorothy J. (Puckett) Edwards and the late Guy Thomas Edwards. On August 7, 1976 Tom and his loving wife, Monica A. (Wampler) Edwards were united in marriage, she survives.
Tom was proud to be a 1978 graduate of Purdue University where he earned his B.S. degree in civil engineering. In January of 1995 Tom and his business partner, Jeff Rigdon founded Edwards-Rigdon Construction Company, Inc., where he worked until retiring in August of 2014. Proudly serving his community, Tom was a past president for the board of directors at the Avon Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Avon Rotary Club and served on the building and grounds committee at St. Christopher Catholic Church in Speedway.
Along with his wife and mother, other survivors include his two sons, Thomas C. (Kayla) Edwards of Avon and Daniel J. (Mary) Edwards of Crown Point, Indiana; his sister, Sheila J. (Randy) Kanaby of Mooresville; his grandson, Samuel T. Edwards, several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Family and friends will gather in the chapel at Carlisle-Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, Mooresville on Saturday, January 31 from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. A service in celebration of Tom’s life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Diabetes Association or Putnam County Humane Society, envelopes will be made available at the funeral home. You are invited to visit www.CarlisleBranson.com where you may sign the online guest registry, share a personal memory with Tom’s family and view his Life Tribute video.
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Incredibly well done. Thank you for this video.
So grateful to have had Tom as a brother-in-law and a true friend. He’s been making me laugh for almost 50 years — life on earth just won’t be as funny without him.
Perfect tribute video for this great man. Thank you, Carlisle-Branson!
Loved all of the beautiful family pictures! This was a very loving tribute of a wonderful man.
Had the great pleasure of working with Tom for 17 years doing projects at Hendricks Regional Health. In addition to being a great guy and a free spirit, Tom was also a member of a very exclusive club–he was a completely honest man. We could discuss a project, agree on what needed to be done and how to do it. I could look him in the eye, shake his hand, and I knew that everything would get done according to plan. His word was literally his bond, and I’m really gonna miss him. Jack Bott
The video and pictures are great… Thanks for sharing.. From the Spence Family to the Edwards family our prayers are with you all… God Speed and may he rest in peace…
Thank you, Dan and Jack.
Beautiful memories that will keep him close in your hearts forever.
I never had the pleasure of meeting Tom but I have heard of his legacy and have experienced his talents when celebrating the sacraments and Mass at St. Christopher. Please know of my thoughts and prayers at your loss. I will remember him and you in my prayers. May he rest in peace.
Monica, Dan, and Tom, and families, Bob and I want to share our prayers and sympathy with all of you at this time of your loss of Tom. We can recall all the neighborhood parties and gatherings that we all shared with our wonderful neighbors, The Edwards. And all the kids grew up together in the neighborhood and in the Avon Schools. Tom will be missed! We are here for all of you if any of you need anything now or in the near future! In loving memory and sympathy, Bob and Brenda Lear Stacey and Randy Stinnett
Thank you, Brenda. Those were great times, and I know he cherished those memories.
Regrettably I just received word of the passing of Tom. This tribute honors a friendship that began back at Arlington High School, primarily as fellow band members, and strengthened to the point of our being freshman roommates at Purdue. I think we were best friends during a stage of life when there is a lot of growing up to be done, and, in spite of ourselves, we did a pretty good job at that. I know that were it not for the fact that Tommy was such an excellent trombone player he would have been asked by the band director to leave numerous times because of his antics. I also think we disproved the Ralph Nader notion that the Chevy Corvair was ‘Unsafe at any speed’. It worked fine with Tommy behind the wheel. I enjoyed the photos and video and was pleased to see that later in life it appears that Tommy never lost his sense of humor or that mischievous grin. My thoughts go out to Monica and the rest of the family. Tommy, rest in peace buddy. John Marquart Fort Lauderdale, FL
Thank you so much, John! Us kids have heard so much about you (good things, I promise)!
As all of you know, Tom and I became good friends over the past 20 years. Many great memories from our experiences together. It saddens me that I won’t be able to be there today as I will be in Ft. Wayne coaching. I see Tom upstairs right now telling jokes with God. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you. Tom Downard and the Downard Family
Thanks Tom – we understand your prior commitment. Thanks for the kind words. He truly cherished your friendship.
John Marquart: Your name came up several times at the calling and we are glad someone was able to make the contact with you. I will let our mother know you were with us in spirit. She remembers you well and thinks you were a good influence on Tom! Ha! Sheila (Edwards) Kanaby
Sheila, please do give my condolences to your mom. I remember her and your dad well. We spent a lot of time together. With regard to my being a good influence on Tommy, I’m flattered but remember mostly just trying to keep up with his antics! He was generally the life of the party …. maybe all I did was slow him down just a bit. 😉 John Marquart
John….I don’t think we ever met in person, but given the number of stories my dad told that involved you, I feel like I know you! -Tommy #2
Monica,Tommy,and Danny, It is with a very heavy heart we express our deepest sympathys to you and your families. Being next door neighbors with ‘The Edwards’ will always remain a great memory of friendship, raising kids, and a special feeling of happy days we will treasure. Tom was truly a great neighbor, full of laughter, and always wearing a smile (unless he was upset with the boys! And then the boys had to hear it again from us! Ha) truly great times. Love to you all. Tom will always hold a spot in our lives reminding us of an amazing man who respected and loved his wife and kids to the moon and back. He will be missed. I’ll be in touch. Patrick and Tina Keers
So Sorry for your loss at this time. I was fortunate to perform some work for Tom over the years and always looked forward to going to a site and meeting up with him. Never a dull moment and always was a great deal of laughter and enjoyment during these visits. Such a great man and pleased to have had the opportunity to meet and be around him over the years. Glad to have had the opportunity to have known him as feel we all can agree he left a positive impact on all that did. Marty Ooley
Tom’s passing leaves a very large hole in our family. He will be missed. My sincere condolences to the Edwards family.
Several great memories from my younger days were at the Edwards’ old house. Pool parties, Grand Theft Auto on the computer, US Women’s World Cup final, none of them would have been the same without Tom. He made us all laugh histerically everytime we visited. Tom, I was so happy to see you last summer at my parents house and to introduce you to my wife. You will be greatly missed. We send our sincerest condolences to the Edwards family. Ryan and Anna Gralia
Thoughts and prayers for you all.
tom was a great guy. good sense of humor and always happy. I’ll miss him.
Tom was extremely active in the community and supported many causes with his time and financial support. He wanted to make the world a better place. His sense of humor and warm smile will truly be missed.
The ERMCO Family made a donation in Tom’s memory to the Putnam County Humane Society. Your family is in our thoughts and prayers.
Thank you, Darrell. The contribution is sincerely appreciated. Dad’s relationship with you and the whole ERMCO family goes back longer than I’ve been alive, and he cherished is greatly.
Tom was one of the coolest bosses I ever had. It was a pleasure working with him. Mike Wellington
Mike, he had a lot of respect for you, and really appreciated your meticulous behavior…..he could relate! Thank you.
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Tom was great friend for almost 30 years. Working with him was a true pleasure ,full of laughs. Angie and i will miss him. Our prayers go out to Tom and his family Jim and Angie Bewsey
Jim, he had a lot of favorite people in the construction industry, but you were at the top of the list. Even when he was no longer coming in to work, if he heard there was an ERMCO luncheon, he made arrangements to be there, but only after confirming that ‘Bewsey will be there, right??’
I meet Tom when I started St.Chris and joined the building & Grounds committee and found out he was on the committee that hired me. I remember his laugh and thought he was just funny all the way around. I use to tease him about smoking Barclay cigarettes because I never knew anyone that smoked them. I ask him for one to try and OMG it was the worst smoke ever and he said good I don’t have to worry about you asking for one. lol I have not seen Tom for awhile, but I can say he will be greatly missed and one of a few good men. RIP TOM.
Tom was a true friend and conducted the most fun meetings in the industry. It was great to attend a productive meeting and leave with your sides hurting. He was always very honest with me and I truly appreciated his loyalty and professionalism. The Industry has lost an Icon and I will miss him a lot. Our prayers go out to Tom Jr. and his family. Jim Meyers
Thank you, Jim. You too were one of his ‘favorites’ from the industry. I think he practically refused to run a job if you and Bewsey weren’t involved. If it couldn’t be done with a team he trusted and could have fun with, he wasn’t interested. Thank you for your comments and prayers.
My Uncle Tom–who never let me forget that I spit up on him when I was a baby… I remember back in my softball days he taught me how to slide in such a way that it improved my odds of arriving safely on base. The ‘technique’ worked quite well. 😉 RIP–I will miss you
So many things will ALWAYS remind me of Uncle Tom: his quotes and impressions from Caddy Shack, political debates, model trains, Purdue sports, American history tidbits, and every joke I hear that shouldn’t be told in front of the kids, I’ll think ‘need to remember that for Uncle Tom!’. His laugh was infectious, and I’ve never known anyone who was less offensive when doing a perfect impression of you. We never spent time with him, that didn’t involve laughing until your side hurt. So grateful to have been part of the family, with him, for the past 18 years.