Thomas WatkinsJanuary 9, 1947 - March 1, 2025Thomas S. Watkins, 78, of Bettendorf, Iowa, formally of Aledo, Ill., passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice Home in Bettendorf, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Fippinger Funeral Home in Aledo. The Funeral Service will be Friday, March 7, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church in Aledo. Interment will be at the Rock Island National Cemetery where graveside military rites will be conducted. Memorial Contributions may be left to Messiah Lutheran Church. Online condolences can be made at fippingerfuneralhome.com.Dad was born in Hinsdale, Ill., and grew up in the Tinley Park and Chicago areas until he left for Monmouth College in 1964. It was there, in the theater department, that he met our mom, Nancy Koresko. They dated throughout college and while he didn't earn high marks from Mom's parents, especially after landing a plane in Papa Sam's field, which Papa had to re-

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