Thomas J. Souls, Jr.

Thomas J. Souls, Jr., formerly of East Greenwich, RI, passed away on December 25, 2020 in Murrells Inlet SC.  The son of the late Thomas J. Souls, Sr. and Dorothy (St. Onge, Souls) Pihlkrantz, Tom was born in Manchester NH. He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, Kathleen G. Souls.

Growing up in Warwick Mr. Souls worked in the family market (Souls Market), graduated from Aldrich High School and then the University of Rhode Island with BS/MS in Engineering degrees.  During his career as a civil engineer he worked for Bowerman Bros. in Providence and eventually formed his own company, Thomas J. Souls & Associates.  Over the years, he proudly contributed his engineering skills to Our Lady of Mercy Church, the Town of East Greenwich Library and to Quidnessett Country Club where he was a long time member.  He served in the Army Corps of Engineers and was briefly stationed in occupied Germany.

He is survived by his children, Thomas E. Souls and his wife Susan of Savannah GA, James M. Souls and his wife Amy of Wrentham, MA, Rosemarie S. Norcross and her husband Thomas of Murrells Inlet SC, and Jeanmarie S. LaMothe and her husband William of St. Marys KS; his brother Donald Souls of Coventry RI, 11 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

The family of Thomas Souls would also like to thank the staff at Inlet Coastal Resort Assisted Living and Memory Care in Murrells Inlet SC for their love and care of “Mr. Tom” in his later years.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday January 6th at 10am at Our Lady of Mercy Church, 65 Third St., East Greenwich. You may participate in the Mass through live steam at www.olmparish.org . A Private burial will be in RI Veterans Cemetery, Exeter. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the  Alzheimer’s Association.