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FROM THE PATRIOT LEDGER:
Edward M. Thoms Jr., died February 4, 2008, at the South Shore Hospital. He was 76 years old. Born in Boston, he was raised and educated in Dorchester and lived in Weymouth since 1962. Edward retired in 1998 after many years as a Paper Ruler and owner of E.M. Thoms & Sons in Boston. Late member Town River Yacht Club, Braintree and Mass Striped Bass Assoc. He was also an avid fisherman, woodworker and enjoyed auto racing and hockey. Beloved husband of Diane H. (Berchtold) Thoms. Father of Amy E. Thoms, Stephen E. and his wife Shelly Thoms and Laura J. and her husband Ernest Berman, all of Weymouth. Brother of Robert Thoms of Weymouth and Paul Thoms of West Bridgewater. Grandfather of Devan Pratt, Derick Pratt, Jared Berman, Sarah Berman, Casey Berman, Serena Thoms, Travis Thoms and Jacqulynn Thoms. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the South Weymouth McDonald Funeral Home, 809 Main St. (Rte. 18 opp. South Shore Hospital), Friday at 8:00 a.m., followed by a Funeral Mass in the Immaculate Conception Church at 9:00 o'clock. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours Thursday, 4-8 p.m. Interment Fairmount Cemetery, Weymouth. Memorial donations may be made to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 10 Brookline Place West, Floor 6, Brookline, MA 02445-9924
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