Mark Wesley “Wes” Thomas, Jr., 75, native of Beaumont and resident of Galveston, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 29, 2010, in San Jose, Costa Rica. A graduate of Beaumont High and Sam Houston State University, he also attended Texas A & M, as well as served in the United States Army Reserves. He was a member of the Civitan Club in Beaumont and the Rotary Club Int’l.  Wes was a longtime employee of Gulf Supply Co. in Texas and Louisiana, and president of Island Supply Co. in Puerto Rico, and most recently a building contractor on Bolivar Peninsula. 

Mr. Thomas, an accomplished artist, avid hunter and fisherman, and bon vivant, was a longtime resident of New Orleans, and enthusiastic member of the Krewe of Endymion.  He had a profound appreciation for travel, music, Latin culture, and the natural environment.  Wesley’s joie de vivre will be greatly missed by his family and friends throughout the Gulf Coast region. 

He is survived by son, Mark Thomas III and partner Bill Cook; two daughters, Sarah Spence and her husband Dean Spence, and Tracy Thomassie and her husband Glen Thomassie; granddaughter, Kaci Thomassie; and grandsons, Tyler Thomassie, Trevor Kahlbau, Jordan Kahlbau, and Dean Spence, Jr.

Wes is preceded in death by his parents, Jhovita and Mark Thomas, Sr., of Beaumont. 

His memorial service will be 2:00 pm, Sunday, December 12, 2010, at Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, in Beaumont.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Sea Turtle Conservancy, the organization Wesley visited immediately prior to his death, at http://www.conserveturtles.org/or to the American Cancer Society at http://www.cancer.org/.