Dr. Thomas Noxon Toomey III
Dr. Thomas Noxon Toomey III, 68, of Groves, died Tuesday, October 20, 2020, at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston. He was born on January 21, 1952, to Jacqueline Ann Wiedlocker Toomey and Thomas Noxon Toomey, Jr., in Springfield, Illinois.
Dr. Toomey completed his residency in Port Arthur and Galveston while living on his boat. After his residency, he moved to Destin, Florida, and started a family practice in 1988. In 2008, he moved back to Port Arthur and started his own practice. Dr. Toomey married Gwendolyn Violet Toomey on September 27, 2008, at the Beaumont Yacht Club. He served on the Board of the Southeast Texas Medical Association. Dr. Toomey was an avid sailor, as sailing full time was his passion.
Survivors include his wife, Gwendolyn Violet Toomey of Groves; sisters, Stacie Turner and her husband, Nicholas and Jacqueline Moore and her husband, Paul; nephews, Isaac Moore and his partner, Angie Wollensen, Ian Turner; niece, Lauren Turner; and great-nephew, Zeviq Moore, all of Springfield, Illinois.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Mark Toomey.
His cremation arrangements will be handled through Broussard’s Crematorium under the direction of Broussard’s, 1605 North Major Drive, Beaumont.
Memorial contributions may be made to Boys’ Haven of America, P.O. Box 5815, Beaumont, Texas 77726 or Girls’ Haven, Inc., 3380 Fannin, Beaumont, Texas 77701.
Comments
Genaro L. Zamora
Rest in Paradise Dr. Toomey. Thanks for the care and advice you have given to me and my family.
George and Patti Hearne
You will be missed! Thanks for your care to us and the friendship! May you rest in peace With our Lord!
Cap'n John
A real good friend and a great doctor. Scientifically curious,, which is the best you can ask for in a practicing physician, and smart. He put up with my ideas about medicine and always cured me anyway. We spent many nights just wandering around Destin Harbor in the water taxi,, smoking the good cigars he always brought. I'll always treasure those times. He would send me medicine halfway around the world when he knew I didn't trust the foreign doctors. I'd send him Cuban cigars in return. I didn't charge him for water taxi rides and he would forego the co-payments I owed at his practice.. Most of our consultations took place at a spare desk he kept out in the garage behind his office. My kind of doctor. My kind of friend......................Cap'n John
Cyntha Melton
My dearest friend for 30+ years. Through it all and we still could manage a smile! So glad we spoke a couple weeks ago—who knew that would be our final goodbye on earth. Godspeed—love you. Praying for Violet and family and friends!
Ellen Daigle Collins
Jim Rest In Peace
Kenneth Levy
Tom was a long time and dear friend. I enjoyed many wonderful times and meals with this awesome man.. I will miss him terribly. RIP my friend Tom.
Darla K McMurray
What a great man. I will never forget him He helped my family and me so many times.
Cheryl French
Best Doctor I have ever known very personal with you. He will be missed severely. Prayers to the Toomey family.
Dianne Daigle
I had the pleasure of working with Tom for many years in Destin. He was a great friend and mentor. He will be missed my many. We shared so many good times as well as supporting each others in the bad times. My thoughts and prayers are with Violet and all family. RIP my friend
carolina roddam
Very good Doctor He will be missed by all. Very good Doctor and person RIP
Tasha Smith
Thank you for your service. We miss our neighbor.
Whittney Henk
It was such a pleasure to work for him for these past 6 years. I will truly miss him. He was not just my employer but my family. My work days will never be the same but I know he will be smiling down while I give another dr hell. I love you doc.
Janetta Hawkins
Gone but never forgotten thanks for all the living care that you showed to my mother sister and myself you were more than a doctor you were a friend and you will be greatly missed know that you live on always in our heart
Cary Hughes
My deepest sympathy and condolences to his family. He sure meant the world to me and my family. All our love, Cary, Judy and Brant Hughes
Ramon Hill
Shocked minutes ago toread the note on Dr. Toomey's office door. On my first visit in January 2016 he saved my life. I have looked forward to my next visit since then as he became like a younger brother. Will never forget him.
Hank & Susan Cronister
Please accept our sincere condolences on the passing of Doctor Thomas Toomey III. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers during this time of deep sorrow in your lives. May you look to the Lord for strength and comfort as you grieve the loss of your precious loved one and our cousin. We too share in your sorrow.
Kenneth Atkinson Jr
Hello Dianne, I only a few minutes ago got a note from Cyntha. I sure loved that little old Dude. He was a very special man.
Kenneth Atkinson Jr
much love Cyntha
Phil Porter
Doc was my doc for several years, and he was great. He always seemed like a great guy that you could sit around and swap stories with. From reading the other folks' thoughts, I wish I had. My condolences to his family and friends. Phil Porter
Bob Hageman and LInda Austin
Cyntha, we had so much fun on the Rasta with Tom, didn't we.
Bob Hageman and LInda Austin
Tom was my best man at our Springfield wedding in 1983. Linda and I sailed in his Thistle on Lake Peoria and again in the Pensacola harbor at night and enjoyed the plankton sparkling in the water. I 1986 we travelled to Port Arthur to sail and dance on the Rasta at night. We visited annually in Destin often staying on board the Rasta at the various slips he had before designing and supervising construction of that beautiful home that included an apartment for his mom, Jackie, in Destin Harbor. The rumor that tickled Tom was that his house had been built by Bet Middler. So many visits back then was to help Tom move past his last love affair. He told us when Linda asked why he had become a doctor he told Linda and me that if he could rebuild Harley Davidson motorcycles he could work on human bodies. Once at an old Springfield tavern, The Cracked Crock, with 20 foot ceilings where Tom and I like to shoot pool, Tom was using a crutch because his back had "gone out" climbed that long staircase and shot pool with one arm while hanging on to his crutch. We went to Key West and sailed 8 miles into the Atlantic to scuba on Sand Key and sailed back to the harbor in a full beam reach and sailed right between the two tourist sunset cruise ships with gapping mouthed tourists hanging over the rail to see us fly by. Tom was that guy who could do whatever he set his mind to. Through the years after Tom moved back to Lake Sabine area we lost track of each other until this past fall when I called Tom and we had a long conversation. Linda and I were so happy to learn from Tom he had met Violet in the Destin Hospital and they had been happily married for 13 years. But he had sold the Rasta. Recently discovering some old photos of the Rasta from our 1986 visit, I packaged them for mailing and discovered this obituary when I went online to find his office address in Nederland. Shocked and deeply saddened, I decided to mail the photos anyway, thinking maybe Violet might enjoy seeing those pictures from long before she and Tom met. I will miss my best man, "Ole Buddy Tom, dearly.