Memorial service for MAJ (Retired) Robert Marc Thomas will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, August 12, 2024 in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel with Danny El Kouri, Pastor of the church, Lawton, Oklahoma officiating.

Burial with full military honors will follow in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

MAJ (Retired) Robert Marc Thomas, 44, of Moore, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, July 21, 2024. Born on January 10, 1980, in Augsburg, Germany, to Drexell and Hedwig (Neukam) Thomas, Robert spent his early years in the Lawton area, attending schools in Geronimo before graduating from Elgin High School in Elgin, Oklahoma, in 1998.

Following high school, Robert attended Cameron University, where he participated in the ROTC program and earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. In 2004, he embarked on a distinguished career in the U.S. Army, serving his country with honor and distinction. An Iraq War veteran, Robert received numerous decorations and medals, including the Iraq Campaign Medal with four Campaign Stars, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal (4th Award), the Valorous Unit Award, the Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, among others. He retired as a Major before transitioning to a successful career with the Boeing Company. During this period, Robert also pursued further education, earning a master's degree in computer sciences from Syracuse University.

Robert was a man of many talents and interests. In his youth, he participated in Karate, and as an adult, he enjoyed playing horseshoes, swimming, and was a certified scuba diver. His diverse interests and achievements reflected a life lived with passion and dedication.

Robert's legacy of service, both to his country and in his professional life, along with his warm personality and wide-ranging interests, will be remembered and cherished by all who knew him.

Robert is survived by his two children, daughter, Madison Thomas and son, Nolan Thomas of Oklahoma City, parents, paternal grandmother, Oswaldi Thomas of Lawton, Oklahoma, three aunts, Glenda Faulkner of Lacey, Washington and Ute Hintermeier and Rosalinda Neukam both of Germany, and the mother of his children and former wife, Adrienne Thomas.

Robert is preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Virgil Thomas and maternal grandmother, Pauline Schusseler.