Thomas Olin Berry (1928 - 2006)

Born 2 May 1928 in Saint George, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Died 26 Jan 2006 at age 77 in Saint George, Dorchester, South Carolina, United States

Biography

Thomas was born in 1928. He passed away in 2006.

• Mr. Berry was born May 2, 1928, in St. George, a son of Thomas Olin Berry and Imil Smoak Berry and was the widower of Yvonne Hutto Berry.

He was a graduate of St. George High School, The Citadel and the University of South Carolina School of Law.

He was a pilot in the United States Air Force during the Korean War, and served as a Captain in the famed Six Thousand One Hundred Forty-Eight Tactical Control Squadron, Six Thousand One Hundred Forty-Seventh Group, better known as the "Mosquitoes".

He was a member of the famed Summerall Guards at The Citadel.

He was an attorney in St. George for 46 years until his retirement in 2002. He served as the St. George town attorney for a number of years, acted as assistant solicitor for the First Judicial District, and served as an attorney for the Southern Railway in past years.

• He was a member of the St. George United Methodist Church, where he served on the Administrative Board and Finance Committee, and was a longtime member of the Men#,s Bible Class, where he served in a number of official capacities, including teacher and secretary, the American Legion Post 105 (Past Commander), St. George Businessmen#'s Club, Mason Harmony Lodge (former Grand Master), and the Omar Shrine Temple and Accepted Order of the Nobel Mystic Shrine Provost Guards.

He served as a trustee of Indian Field Campground for many years. He also served on the Board of Directors for Citizens & Southern Bank, now First Citizens Bank.

Sources

• *Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 May 2020), memorial page for Thomas Olin Berry, Jr (2 May 1928–25 Jan 2006), Find a Grave Memorial no. 31476012, citing Saint George UDC Cemetery, Saint George, Dorchester County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Paulette Johnston B (contributor 46951405) .