Fred Garvin passed away.

[Double D]

THOMAS HOUK, '82 It is with a heavy heart that the TCU Block T Association announces the passing of former TCU Baseball letterwinner, Thomas Houk, ’82. Tom was 64 years old. Tom was born in Peoria, Ill., but made his way to Fort Worth in 1978 to play baseball for the Horned Frogs and major in Chemistry while at TCU. He received his bachelor’s degree in Chemistry in 1982 and then went on to receive an MBA from SMU in 1983. Tom worked primarily in the banking business throughout his career, before serving as Vice President of Operations for GiveMeTheVin.com. Tom Houk was a Lifetime Member of the Block T Association, an enthusiastic fan of TCU, and the beginning of the ‘origin story’ of the Hypnotoad. You can watch the video HERE explaining the origin, Tom Houk is ‘Fred Garvin’ on KillerFrogs.com. Tom is survived by his wife of 40 years, Gaye Houk, and sons Matthew and Andrew Houk. Margaret Houk, daughter in law; Geraldine and Donald Houk, parents; Benjamin Leonard, father in law; Steve and Rhonda Houk, brother and sister in law; Ty and Kim Houk , and Bryan and Lindsay Houk, nephews and nieces; Noah and Luke, near and dear grand-nephews. A complete obituary of Thomas’ life can be found here. SERVICES FOR TOM HOUK Celebration of Life Saturday, June 15 | 4 p.m. University Christian Church 2720 S. University Dr. Fort Worth, TX 76109 Service Reception 4129 Coral Cir. Fort Worth, TX 76126

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[82 Frog Fever]

Wow, I had no idea that’s who Fred was.
RIP Tom.

 

[Big Frog II]

So sorry to hear his passing. My deepest sympathy to his family and friends.

 

[BrewingFrog]

Vaya con Dios, good sir.

 

[jack the frog]

RIP Tom and condolences to your family. I enjoyed his posts.

 

[dawg]

Rest in peace.

 

[ShreveFrog]

Very sorry to hear. Will miss him here. Rest in peace, Tom.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Damn, RIP

Great screenname

 

[Frognosticator]

A chemistry major. Obviously, a very intelligent man.

RIP Tom.

 

[TopFrog]

Sad news. RIP Fred.

 

[Pure Purple]

Prayers for him and his family…..RIP

 

[Opintel]

A big loss. RIP, good sir.

 

[TxFrog1999]

An amazing man and Frog. RIP Tom.

 

[LisaLT]

That is very sad. He wasn't very old.
RIP Tom.

 

[tcudoc]

One of the good guys. Always a great contributor here and always kind in his posts.
Also, one of the all time best kfc name choices.
Rest in peace, Tom. Thanks for sharing this sad news.
We are losing way too many great frogs.

 

[82Frog]

A sad day. RIP

 

[CryptoMiner]

RIP Fred! Always seemed to have a nice quip on each subject and will be missed.

 

[Toad Jones]

A chemistry major. Obviously, a very intelligent man.

RIP Tom.

Walking the clouds with a bat over his shoulder. Adios my good and loyal frog!!

 

[EVOfrogMR]

Prayers for his family. Hearts are broken over the entire quad city area.

 

[HFrog1999]

Rest in Peace Tom. Really enjoyed his contributions to killerfrogs. Condolences to his family.