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Tommie Lee Perryman
1936 2018

Tommie Lee Perryman

December 2, 1936 — May 2, 2018

Tommie Lee Perryman, age 81, passed away peacefully on the morning on May 2, 2018. Tom was born in Whitesboro, Texas, on December 2, 1936 to the late Bennie Gwynette and Edgar Thomas Perryman. Tom is preceded in death by his parents, his older sister, Cynthia Clodell Allen, and his older brother, JM Perryman. He is survived by his loving and caring wife of 27 years, Anita Raye Perryman, his three children, John Timothy (Kathy), Claudia Michel (Chuck), and Wildy Perryman, his stepson, William Dalrymple (Patricia), and one grandson, JT Perryman. Tom grew up in Sherman, Texas and served in the served in the Army National Guard of Texas and Kentucky as well as the U.S. Army Reserves. Tom began his long and memorable broadcasting career as an on-air news reporter at WAKY radio in Louisville and then at WFAA in Dallas, during which time he covered one of the country's most defining moments in history, the Kennedy assassination. After more than 20 years in radio and television news, Tom's love of travel led him to open his own travel agency, where he spent years sharing his love of travel with many people, including his wife with whom he travelled the world. In his spare time, Tom enjoyed watching and going to sports games and playing golf and gin rummy with pals at the Audubon Country Club. His wife remembers him as an intelligent and exciting conversationalist and his kids remember him as a proud father with a wonderful sense of humor. All who knew him will miss him dearly.
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