Thomas Lee Hood

Graveside services for Thomas Lee Hood, 79, of Lufkin will be held Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Slidell, Louisiana with Pastor Michael Palermo officiating.

Mr. Hood was born December 22, 1939 in Copiah County, Mississippi to the late Doris (Davis) and Thomas Henry Hood, and died Sunday, August 18, 2019 at The Joseph House.

Mr. Hood had resided in Lufkin for seven years and formerly resided in Mississippi. He was employed with Martin Marietta and retired after 31 years of service. He worked on the Saturn V rocket that later took the astronauts to the moon, was present for the launch of Apollo 11, and worked on the external fuel tank of the space shuttle. He was awarded many awards, but his most prized award was the “The Silver Snoopy Award” which is an award presented personally by astronauts for outstanding achievements related to human flight safety or mission success. Mr. Hood was a member of the New Orleans Masonic Lodge #102 F&AM and was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Rick Turner of Lufkin; grandchildren and their spouses, Danny Giovingo, Nicholas Giovingo and Lacie, Thomas Henry Hood and Mollie, Michael Hood, and Kolby Hood; four great-grandchildren; sister, Mary Johnson of Picayune, Mississippi; brother and sister-in-law, James and Rosemary Hood of Flowood, Mississippi; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Shirley Hood; sons, Thomas Lee Hood, Jr. and Keith Hood; and sister, Jeanette Hood.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, East Texas Regional Office, 304 N. Raguet Street, Suite C, Lufkin, Texas 75904.

Memories and condolences may be added at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.