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Jimmy Thomas Died: Former Bushland AD Coach Dead After ‘Brief Illness’
Jimmy Thomas Died: According to Littlefield ISD Superintendent Mike Read, Jimmy Thomas, Littlefield Independent School District’s head football coach and athletic director, has passed away after a brief illness.
Thomas posted on Twitter Monday morning. He wrote, “In what was easily the most painful day in my life, I find joy and tribulations when I don’t know how to explain.” Yesterday, I believe God heard my prayer and is working out his plan. Thank you for your prayers and well wishes. Jeremiah 29:11.”
What Happened to Jimmy Thomas?
Jimmy Thomas, Littlefield’s head football coach and athletic chief for Littlefield ISD, has passed away. The Littlefield community is deeply grieving.
Mike Read, Littlefield ISD Superintendent, released the following statement.
After a short illness, Jimmy Thomas, Littlefield ISD Athletic Director/Head Varsity football Coach, died this morning. This unexpected loss has left Littlefield devastated. Words cannot describe the grief that Coach Thomas caused.
Coach Thomas was an outstanding leader for LISD’s sports programs and an inspiration to Littlefield ISD student-athletes. He worked tirelessly to ensure that LISD had winning athletic programs, but he also made sure that the programs were used to develop good character in students.
The District’s students, teachers, coaches, and the entire Littlefield community will miss him greatly. We offer our deepest condolences and encourage everyone to support Coach Thomas’ family in this time of sorrow.
We appreciate the support of Coach Thomas’ family from Littlefield and We ask that you keep Coach Thomas in your thoughts, prayers and thoughts.
Mike Read, Littlefield ISD Superintendent
What Was Jimmy Thomas Cause of Death?
After announcing his hospitalization Sunday night, Jimmy Thomas, Littlefield’s head football coach, and athletic director, died unexpectedly Monday morning.
“I like going through hardships and dealing to things that I don’t understand, even though it was the worst day of my entire life. After hearing yesterday’s prayer, I believe God is moving on his plan. Thank you for all your prayers and good thoughts. Thomas tweeted something about Jeremiah 29.11.
Jimmy said earlier this week that he was forced to go to the hospital because of bilateral bloodclots in his lungs. Thomas is the second death of a head football coach at a high school in the region in the last week. Matt Hoover, Anton’s head football coach, died unexpectedly in November.
Thomas’s Littlefield Career
According to the Avalanche-Journal, Thomas was Littlefield’s head coach and AD since February 2021 when he was hired.
Jimmy Thomas, a former Bushland Coach, is the new hire for the Littlefield Wildcats. Thomas, upon learning that he was on the finalist list, said: “They’ve had lots of tradition and I’m going to be honest.” It’s an honor and a humble honor to be selected to lead this initiative.
A-J records show that the Fritch native and West Texas A&M Alumnus led the Bushland Falcons’ to a 47-25 record in six seasons. These included reaching the Class 4A Division II finals in 2017, and finishing with a 12-1 record at the Class 3A Division I regional round.
Thomas accepted a Channing managerial job in June 2020. He had been Bushland’s head football coach since 2016. Thomas was the head coach at Bushland High School, but there was no football. This meant that his Friday night light spot went unfilled for 16 years. The A-J had previously heard him say that it took him only a semester to realize the extent of his loss.
Thomas employed at Littlefield by Jason, his youngest son, who had just graduated in 2019 from Bushland. Jason was also enrolled at Texas Tech. His in-laws lived in Clovis, New Mexico. So it was a matter of timing being perfect.
Thomas thought about it and said, “I guess that was all part God’s plan.” “When coaching is concerned, I can assure my clients that I will not take anything for granted. Man, I’m excited. It was probably a trick to get us in.
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