Tommy Jack Vinson, born January 6, 1954, to C.T. and Meloneize Vinson, passed away unexpectedly on August 11, 2019, in Manila, Philippines while visiting a friend. He was a high school graduate of Ennis, Texas, and years later married Carolyn Carroll, of Blooming Grove. They made their home in Blooming Grove until her untimely death in 2012. He then moved back to Eureka with his parents.