Thomas Stockett: 1924-2007



Thomas Stockett, the longtime editorial cartoonist of Baltimore's Afro-American Newspaper, died on Wednesday of complications resulting from a heart attack. He was 82 years old. Stockett was a multiple award winner from the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association and the National Newspaper Publishers Association, and worked in his current position for 53 years.

Stockett was born and raised in Baltimore, and was a polio survivor. A job working at a sign company led to his newspaper post. In addition to his cartooning duties, he used his artistic skills to touch up photos and provide other production services. He was also an accomplished painter, placing several works in various museums and private collections.

The cartoonist was preceded in death by a wife, and is survived by two sons, five daughters, thirteen grandchildren and eight great-great grandchildren

Services will be held today in Baltimore, and the cartoonist will be honored by the state senate tomorrow in a ceremony planned before his passing.
 
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