Thomas Rix Pickle

Former Little Egg Harbor resident Tom Pickle died Sept. 11 at his home in Gainesville, Ga.

Tom, who was 87, was a devoted supporter of the arts in the Tuckerton area. He was an active member of the Pine Shores Art Association and won numerous awards for his paintings, most of them water color. He also was a major admirer of The Bay Atlantic Symphony and seldom missed a performance.

Tom was an enthusiastic traveler in his retirement years and enjoyed cruises with his late wife, Sherry, in Europe and the Caribbean. He was a licensed pilot and possessed deep knowledge of World War II

air and sea conflict. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1963-67, reaching the rank of captain. He was an accomplished model builder and worked for Xerox, among other companies.

Tom was born in Big Spring, Texas, on June 25, 1939. He and Sherry moved to Little Egg Harbor in 2014. Sherry died in 2022.

Survivors include brothers Gary Pickle of Austin, Texas, and David Pickle of Dahlonega, Ga., and also sister-in-law Brenda Volpicelli of Concord, N.C