The family of Thomas P. "Tommy" Browning regretfully announce his passing on the morning of Sunday, June 10, 2012 due to congestive heart failure. Tommy was beloved by his family and will be greatly missed. He is survived by his daughter, Suzanna Bond; brother, Philip A Browning, Jr.; nieces, Callie Hudak and Sarah Browning; nephew, Philip T. M. Browning ; and grandchildren, Emylee Schafer and Jackson Bond. A viewing will be held at Gateway-Forest Lawn on Wednesday, June 13, 2012 from 5-7 PM, and Funeral services will be Thursday, June 14, 2012 at 12:30 PM at the First Baptist Church of Lake City. Internment will be held in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens afterwards. All who have known and loved Tommy are invited to attend.
Tommy is the son of Philip A. Browning, Sr. and Ethel Browning of Lake City. "P.A." and Ethel were both life-long educators with the Columbia County School System who also managed a local ranch and produce and timber farms. Tommy attended and graduated from Columbia High School with the class of 1961. While in school he earned the name "Good Time Tommy" and developed his intense, passionate persona as a wild-man with a loving heart. He also attended the University of Florida where he received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He worked as a Property Appraiser, an educator, and a rancher and farmer throughout his life. He excelled in his many organizational memberships as a Master Gardener with IFAS, a participant of the
Hog-Wild Pig-Crazy BBQ Festival. Tommy enjoyed working on his father's Ranch, running his Property Appraiser's office in downtown Lake City and glad-handing with local politicians discussing the pertinent local business of the day. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Lake City where he sang in the choir. His hobbies were attending UF Football games, gardening, reading and barbequing. Tommy enjoyed the whole fruit of life, not content with a small taste, and took pride in enjoying all of what life had to offer, all the way to its core.
GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 U.S. Hwy 441, Lake City, Florida 32025, (386) 752-1954 is in charge of arrangements. Please leave words of encouragement and comfort for the family at www.gatewayforestlawn.com