Tommy Paul Grimes, 65 of Rockdale, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan. Mass is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rockdale with Father Pedro Castillo of St. Joseph Catholic Church
in Rockdale and Father Edwin Kagoo of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in West officiating. Burial will be at Our Lady of The Rosary Cemetery in Georgetown at 5:00 p.m. with Father Will Stranton of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Georgetown officiating. Visitation
is Monday, April 23, 2018 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.
Tommy was born May 5, 1952 in Groves, Texas to Roy and Yvonne (Davit) Grimes. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Texas A&M University, Class of 1974. He became a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Texas. On July 20, 1974, he and Patricia Dee Faller
were married in St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Lake Jackson, Texas. They came to Rockdale in 1999 where he opened his own business, Tommy Grimes CPA. While in Rockdale, he was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus 7014 and the Lions
Club. He also served as Chairman of the Milam County Democratic Party.
Surviving Tommy are his wife, Patricia Grimes of Rockdale; son, Timothy Grimes and wife Claudia of Georgetown; daughter, Margaret Erlandson and husband Leonard of Plano; sisters, Rebecca Demeter and husband Joe of Port Neches and Lynda Porter and husband Johnny
of Nederland; four grandchildren, Bela and Lili Grimes, Teklo and Felix Erlandson; and sister-in-law, Barbara Faller of San Antonio.
Serving as pallbearers are Timothy Grimes, Leonard Erlandson, Chris Demeter, Justin Porter and Johnny Porter.