My Brother, Tommy Ford, passed away July 5th, 2022. He was born in Newport, Rhode Island. He was one of nine boys and three girls.
Tommy was one of the bravest persons I know. If he decided to do something, anything, he would do it. Tommy tried working for Newport Hospital but realized he wanted to have his own business. He tried a few businesses before he found his niche in painting. Tommy worked very hard and was GREAT at it! Tommy had contracts with local companies for many years before retiring.
Because of Tommy, I have so many great family memories. What person would ever wake up after every New Year’s Eve at 2AM to cook ALL his family and friends a New Year’s Day breakfast. That was my brother!
He was a great brother. Tommy was kind and always there to lend a helping hand, but also a wise guy. He loved using his favorite line from the movie Cool Hand Luke when you weren’t listening, “What we have here is a failure to communicate”.
He loved walking long distances, from one end of Newport to the other, and dancing at parties.
We know he is dancing with the Angels.