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November 12, 1937 - January 5, 2021
Sunday, January 10, 2021
Tommy Allen Haley, 83, beloved Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, and Uncle was called to his eternal resting place on January 5, 2021. He was born November 12, 1937, in Luling, Texas, to Willie Thomas and Mamie Earl Haley.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Willie Earl Haley and Harold Lee Haley.
Tom graduated from Luling High School and played running back for the State Championship Finals football team during his Freshman year. He worked for the family business, Haley’s Drive-in, but that was not Tom’s calling in life. Tom had more that he wanted to do and see. Tom attended Texas A&I University in Kingsville to study Business and played linebacker on the football team. Tom proudly served in the United States Army, and received the Outstanding Trainee Award at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Tom married his sweetheart, Geneva, in 1964. And we all know that she
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