Obit of Quilico, Tommie Jean (Moss) - Comanche County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Dennis Muncrief  <mudman@cableone.net>  12 Jan 2005
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Surnames: Quilico Moss

Originally Posted At:
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Tommie Jean Quilico

Tommie Jean (Moss) Quilico, granddaughter of C. L Moss, Sulphur, Oklahoma 
pioneer, passed on January 5, 2005 at the age of 72, in Penrose, Colorado, 
where she had resided for the past 30 years. She was born in Fletcher, 
Oklahoma on April 1, 1932.

Tommie Jean graduated in 1950 from Sulphur High School in Oklahoma. Upon 
graduation, she attended Clarks Business College in Topeka, Kansas, 
graduating in 1952. Following graduation, she married Domenico Quilico, he 
high school sweetheart on January 26, 1952, prior to his departure for 
Korea. They had four children: Anthony Edward, Domenica Jeannie, Maritza 
Jacqueline, and Phillip Michael; ten grandchildren followed: Francis Jean, 
Jacqueline Michelle, Matthew Aleen, Stephen Michael, Christina Ann, Thomas 
Edward, Michael, Michaela, Talia, and Shirah.

During the 28 years of her husband's military career, Tommie Jean, single-
handedly and alone, raised her four children for seven and one-half of 
those 28 years while Dom was away fighting America's wars. 

Tommie Jean worked for the Federal Government in the United States and 
overseas, where she received many commendations; letters of appreciation, 
and accolades. After 22 years of work for the Federal Government, 12 of 
them at the North American Defense Command at Cheyenne Mountain and the 
Space Command Center in Colorado Springs as executive secretary for several 
Commanders, and after an exemplary career, Tommie Jean retired on 
April 1, 1992.

Tommie Jean, wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, will be dearly missed, 
and forever remembered for he beauty, graciousness, compassion, loyalty, 
and love for her family and friends.

A Mass of Christian Burial was conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 
10, 2005, at the Shrine of Remembrance "America the Beautiful" Chapel of 
Roses by Father Edmund Njoku of St. Benedict Parrish of Florence, 
Colorado. Visitation was held on Sunday from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the 
Chapel. Graveside Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 
13, 2005 at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Virginia.
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