Thomas Jackson Atkins, Jr., passed away Thursday, July 25, 2019, at his home in Medina, Texas after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 61 years of age. Tom was born Dec. 22, 1957, in Wichita, Kansas, to Virginia Mae McClelland Atkins and Thomas Jackson Atkins, Sr. They moved in 1959 to Denver, where he grew up hunting, fishing, camping and attending Denver Broncos games. In his high school Fellowship of Christian Athletes group, he dedicated his life to live for Christ in 1975. Tom received a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Colorado in 1980 and began working for Phillips ...