The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
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DATE: Monday, August 22, 1994                TAG: 9408220016
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B02  EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

THOMAS E. WEST JR.

Thomas Edward West Jr., 36, of the 300 block of W. Olney Road, died Aug. 21, 1994, in his residence.

Mr. West was born in Key West, Fla. He was a dance instructor for Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Atlanta, Ga., and previously taught in their studio in Hampton, Va. He was a Catholic.

Survivors include his parents, Shirley Jean Trudeau West and Thomas Edward West Sr., both of Norfolk; three sisters, Nikki L. Flynn and Tanya L. West, both of Norfolk, and Shannon M. Turner of Carrollton, Va.; three brothers, Perry L. West, Shawn M. West and Trace P. West, all of Norfolk; paternal grandmother, Florence West of Key West, Fla.; maternal grandfather, Joseph Trudeau of Pompano Beach, Fla.; and special friends, Susan Ossario and Jeff Griffith, both of Atlanta, Ga.

A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Norfolk, by Father John Dorgan. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. A Christian wake service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Cox Funeral Home Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Candii program at 3309 Granby St., Norfolk.

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