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First Posted: 8/12/2012

Andrew J. Thomas III, 54, of West Wyoming, died Thursday, August 9, 2012, at home.

Andrew was a 1975 graduate of Wyoming Area High School and a lifelong resident of West Wyoming. He was employed as a railroad track laborer and machine operator for over 30 years by the Lehigh Valley, D & H, Conrail and most recently, Canadian Pacific.

He was an amateur guitarist and music lover whose favorite performer was Todd Rundgren. He enjoyed cooking and gardening. He was a social member of the Swoyersville American Legion and Wyoming Hose Company No. 2. He was also a parishioner of St. Joseph’s Church of St. Monica’s Parish, Wyoming.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Andrew and Marcella and his brother, Robert.

He is survived by his sister, Diane Smiles and her husband Jack, Wyoming, and nieces Sadie Smiles, State College, and Molly Galenty, N.J.

Funeral services will be held Monday, Aug. 13, 2012, at 9 a.m. from the Metcalfe-Shaver-Kopcza Funeral Home. Inc., 504 Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church of St. Monica’s Parish, Wyoming. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. Friends may call today, Aug. 12, 2012, from 5 to 8 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Blue Chip Rescue, 974 Lockville Road, Dallas, PA 18612.