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Biography
Thomas Hinely was born at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the second son of Lacy Walton Hinely of Rincon, Georgia, and Frederica Lightsey Hinely of Fairfax, South Carolina. He was baptized in Fairfax on June 29, 1946. Before his first birthday, the family moved from Fort Knox to Arlington, Virginia, where Thomas spent the remainder of his childhood. Thomas graduated from Yorktown High School in Arlington in June 1964. When his parents moved to Rincon upon retirement, Thomas also moved to Rincon. He worked in Savannah as an industrial valve mechanic at Fleming Supply Company, and as a warehouseman and counter clerk at Semmes Hardware Company and Service Merchandise Company. Thomas was known to his colleagues and customers as a helpful and reliable man who could draw on an extensive knowledge of the items available in the warehouse. He completed his working years at Walmart in Pooler, Georgia, from which he retired in 2009.
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