01/16/2026
Thomas Andrew Rhea
Thomas Andrew Rhea, lovingly known as Tom, was the son of the late Richard and Jesse Rhea. He was born in Findlay, Ohio on November 28, 1946, and passed peacefully in his sleep at his home in Arizona on November 8, 2025 at the age of seventy-eight. He had a long term battle with diabetes, and had been battling Parkinson’s disease for several months.
Tom graduated with hIs MBA from Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Tom worked as Controller for Mayfair furniture in Albany. When Mayfair sold the rights to the Swire system, Tom purchased the rights to it, and developed it for the Windows program that we know today as Furn-Serve.
Tom had was a loving & devoted step father to Joey, the late son of his wife of 37 years, Janet Rhea who misses him deeply. Tom was her business partner, life partner, and best friend. Tom loved to swim and golf, was an avid tennis player, loved all things StarTrek, and enjoyed the nickel slots when at Vegas market.
Tom had an infectious smile, a big laugh, a great sense of humor. He was loved and will be missed by all who knew him.
Tom is survived by his loving wife Janet, his older sister Susan Carney of Colorado, his younger sister Rebecca Rhea of Michigan, and several nieces and nephews.
Tom is preceded in death by his afore mentioned parents, stepson, and his oldest sister Cynthia Dobbins.
Memoriams in Tom’s name can be made to the the following:
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research:
https://www.michaeljfox.org
OR
The American Diabetes Association
https://diabetes.org
🩶If you would like Janet’s contact information please message Kimberly Myers and she will provide it to you.