Thomas Allen Tullar

A funeral service for retired LTC Thomas A. Tullar will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, 11:00 am at Heritage Davis Morris Funeral Home, 800 Center Ave., Brownwood, Texas. Tom passed away at home on October 30, 2023 at the age of 92. Tom was born June 10, 1931 in Ludlow, Massachusetts to Floyd and Margaret Tullar. He married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy May Hill, on June 20, 1953 at the local Congregational Church where they had first met on a New Years Eve hayride in 1947. They just celebrated 70 wonderful years of marriage this year. In 1950, Tom served on active duty as an enlisted man with his National Guard unit, the 43d Infantry Division and was called into service at the beginning of the Korean conflict. He graduated from Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont in 1953 and began his 22 year military career. He was commissioned in Armor Branch with tank units in the 1st and 2d Armored Divisions and 8th and 9th Infantry Divisions. In addition to his tours of duty in Vietnam in 1964 and 1967, where he was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Honor Medal 1st Class, Tom was honored to serve tours in Germany and Thailand with his family in tow. After his retirement in 1975 at Ft. Hood, Tom worked several years with a financial planning company that focused on assisting military families in the area. Tom and Dot moved to Brownwood in 2005 after living in the Killeen-Ft. Hood area for 33 years. They enjoyed many years in Brownwood being close to their family and investing time in their grandchildren and all their activities. Tom is preceded in death by his parents and his oldest two daughters, Bonnie Thompson and Linda Maples. He is survived by his wife Dorothy (Dot) Hill Tullar, daughter Sue Byrd and husband Tom Byrd of Brownwood, son-in-law Chris Thompson of San Antonio, son-in-law Don Maples of College Station, brother Ken Tullar of Pittsburgh, PA. He dearly loved all his grandchildren, Roy Byrd and wife Lindsay of Brownwood, Shelby Byrd Arbogast and husband Blake Arbogast of Marshall, Tx, Sara Byrd of Round Rock, Tx., Jared, Zachary and Adam Thompson of San Antonio, Tx; and Trevor Coddington of College Station, Tx., and his great-grandchildren Tom, Tori and Cora Byrd of Brownwood and Foster and Nash Arbogast of Marshall. Memorials can be made to First Methodist Church of Brownwood, The Wounded Warrior Project, Tunnel to Towers Foundation, or any other organization.

Thomas Allen Tullar

June 13, 1931 - October 30, 2023