Don Thomas Passing

[MAC MAN]

With a heavy heart I must tell you that Don Thomas, 78 years of age lost his battle with Diabetes on Sept. 15 at about 6:50 pm. His wishes was to be Cremated. For those of you whom did not know Don, he was the Co-Arthur of The Mac Man book. He had a wealth of information in his head and in his Library. Don was a dear friend of mine and we spent a lot of time discussing the Ingram Guns and the MAC Plant. He has giving me his friendship and tons of information for my Ingram collection. He will be missed in the Gun Community.

 

[yticllik]

Really sorry to hear this. I just recently acquired an M11/9 and it's still waiting at dealer on paperwork, but immediately bought your book. I can only imagine Don was an incredibly intelligent and strong individual.

 

[timkel]

So sorry to hear.

 

[strobro32]

You both did a great job on the book. Sorry to hear he has passed. He will be missed.

 

[sniperdoc]

Sorry for your loss

 

[Gaujo]

Sorry to hear of the loss. Grateful some of his legacy is captured in book form. Can you tell more about his background? Was he just a researcher or was he involved with the history personally?

 

[MACchat]

Sorry to hear.

Hats off to you and Mr. Thomas — the book is the best on our favorite subject.

 

[ScottinTexas]

We are all mortal.

Good reminder to make the most of the time we have and consider our legacy.

Good friends are hard to find..and be.

 

[theduke]

.....:cry....Sad day.

damit

 

[Jmacken37]

Bummer. I hope he is in a better place and am grateful that we were able to learn from him.

 

[MAC MAN]

To answer your question Gaujo, Don was employed by Military Armament Corp. and served as the Company Historian. If you have a copy of The Mac Man book, Don wrote a Preface page IV. Don was instrumental in preserving a lot of items from destruction in the plant.

 

[Ben Dover]

Condolences to Family and Friends.. May he Rest in Peace..

 

[Gaujo]

To answer your question Gaujo, Don was employed by Military Armament Corp. and served as the Company Historian. If you have a copy of The Mac Man book, Don wrote a Preface page IV. Don was instrumental in preserving a lot of items from destruction in the plant.

Well in that case alone we owe him a debt of gratitude.

 

[har1340]

"We are all mortal.

Good reminder to make the most of the time we have and consider our legacy.

Good friends are hard to find..and be."

Great words...

 

[rchaisch]

Dang. Sorry for your loss.

 

[MAC MAN]

barrettfh.com/obituaries/Donald-g-thomas

 

[timkel]

Would have been nice to see the Military Armaments Company mentioned in the obit.

 

[MAC MAN]

Frank Iannamico will be doing a story on Don in a future issue of SAR

 

[kanewtervalve]

God gets another great one, rest in peace brother.

 

[MAC MAN]

Look up another Obituary for Don at SouthCare Cremation and Funeral Society of Marietta Ga.