Thomas Clifton Revell
passed on Friday 7, 2008.
He has resided in the
Washington metropolitan area for more than 30 years
He was 62 at the time of his death. Died
Friday, March 7, 2008
He died from an apparent
heart attack at Fairland Nursing home in Silver Spring,
MD.
He was born in Selma, NC.
A wake is scheduled to be held on Thursday, March
13, between 7 and 9 PM at Israel Baptist Church, 1251 Saratoga Ave, NE,
Washington, DC 20018.
The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 15,
at First Missionary Baptist Church in Selma. The Rev. Mack Sowell will
officiate. Burial will follow in Selma Memorial Gardens.
He was employed with
United States Postal
Service for more than 30 years, until he retired on
disability.
He worked as a Letter
Sorting Machine operator (LSM) and Distribution Clerk at Brentwood Mail
Processing Facility, now called JCTM.
He graduated from Richard
B. Harrison, HS in Selma,
NC. And attending Federal City College
He served in
the U.S Army, from Aug., 15, 1969
to Aug., 17, 1973
His
wife’s is now deceased, her name, Lessie Mayon Womack Revell, date of birth 1941 -
2000
His
son, Thomas C. Revell Jr.,
His daughter, Tivona C. Revell
Granddaughter, Asia M.
Revell
He has nine siblings
living, five brothers, Henry Revell, Bobby Revell, Frazier Revell, Mathew Revell and Kenneth Revell
Four
sisters, Jean Eason, Joyce Revell, Edith Revell and Bettie
Revell
Close friend, Marcia
Johnson
Inducted in the Negro
League Hall of Fame in 2003
Sited in the Washington Post,
December 4, 2003
Received letter from
President, Bill Clinton,
September 17, 1996
Governor’s Citation, Parris N. Glendening, September 21, 1996
Mr. Revell was employed
with the United States Postal
Service for more than 30 years until he retired on disability in 1998.
Mr. Revell was most noted
for his accomplishments playing in the Negro Leagues and was recognized by
President, Bill Clinton and Governor of Maryland, Parris
Glendening.
Mr. Revell’s accomplishments have been documented in the
Washington
Post, Informer and The Washington Gazette.
The following was taken
from Fairland Nursing
Home honoring him for Black History
Month.
Fairland is proud to have
a true piece of African American History right amongst our midst. Mr.
Thomas C. Revell, a resident with us since 3/16/05, was a member of the Negro
League, a group of African American baseball player known nationally and
internationally.
Mr. Revell started his
baseball career in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In 1966 and 1967, he
was barnstorming the country with the Indianapolis Clowns and the legendary
Satchel Paige.
Better known for their colorful antics, the Clowns were a sound baseball team.
In 1952, they won the Negro League Championship with a young
cross-handed slugger from Mobile, Alabama
named Hank
Aaron.
They played on some great
fields: Connie Mac Stadium, Comiskey Park, and Kansas City
Royals Stadium to name a few. Tom, as he was called by friends, would go
on to hurl a one-hitter in a game played in Lynchburg, VA. He
pitched for a U.S. Army team while stationed in Korea, traveling to Japan to face the
competition.
In 1972 he pitched for
Federal City College and in 1981 coached at UDC. He continued his career as a
player/manage for the DC Cardinals of the Continental League in Washington, DC.
He was an Assistant Coach at Bowie State University from 1987
to 1990, when he was then appointed Head Coach to finish out the 1990 – 1991 seasons.
Condolence emails can be sent to
or Faxed to 919-989-8234
RL Sanders Funeral Home of Smithfield
NC
919-934-8416
Contact information:
Charles Revell,
nephew
Charles.g.revell@usps.gov
Cell: 240-463-9335
