The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, October 26, 1994            TAG: 9410260378
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, D.C.                   LENGTH: Short :   19 lines

VERNON E. THOMAS, JR.

Vernon E. Thomas, Jr. died Oct. 20, 1994.

He was born in Portsmouth.

Survivors include a daughter, Santoria T. Mendoza; one son, Vernon E. Thomas, III; and one brother, James H. Thomas.

Funeral services will be held today at St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, in Washington, D.C.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB