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James Thomas Tillett Jr. ( “Tom”) passed away on March 1, 2021, just days shy of his 81st birthday. Tom was born to parents James T. Tillett Sr. and Esther Gertrude McCollum Tillett, on March 6, 1940 on a farm in Timberlake, North Carolina.

Tom graduated High School in NC in 1958, and for the last couple years of HS, he drove a School Bus twice a day. Tom then enlisted in the United States …
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Fair Winds and Following Seas, Tom. Rest easy, you’ve been relieved. Our condolences to the family.
Fair Winds and Following Seas, Tom. Rest easy, you’ve been relieved. Our condolences to the family…
Fair Winds and Following Seas, Tom. Rest easy, you’ve been relie…

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Born

March 6th, 1940
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Passed away

March 1st, 2021
Richmond, VA, USA

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Cause of death

Dementia & Stroke complications

Method of disposition

Cremation

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James "Tom" Tillett Jr.