<!-- FH = Lewis Funeral Home -->Thomas Vester Waite, III of Milton, FL passed away Monday, August 23, 2010 after a short illness. Tom was born August 19, 1943 and raised in Pensacola. He is the son of Eva Everitt Waite and Thomas Vester Waite, Jr.Tom was an educator at Milton High School and local land developer, Waite Development, Inc.He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Judy Mulkey Waite of Milton; his secretary of 28 years, Alma Kotula; an Aunt, Teresa Barnes of Pensacola; cousins, Carolyn Stone of Milton, Barney Reid of Picayune, MS, Reggie Alford of Lakeland, David Mann and Kurt Bonifay of Pensacola; his life long faithful friends, Paul Plant of Lawerenceburg, TN, Morgan Eiland, Birmingham, AL and Murdock Campbell of Gulf Breeze; four godchildren, Matt Terry of Cartersville, GA, Anne Terry Vasile of Huntsville, AL, Jon Paul Plant of Charlotte, NC, and Sara Plant Williams of Lawrenceburg, TN.Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm, Thursday, August 26, 2010 at Lewis Funeral Home Milton Chapel. Funeral services for Mr. Waite will be at 1:00 pm, Friday, August 27, 2010 at Lewis Funeral Home Milton Chapel with Dr. David Spencer and George Goggans officiating. Burial will follow in Bayview Memorial Park with LEWIS FUNERAL HOME directing.Pallbearers are Paul Plant, Morgan Eiland, Mack Campbell, Paul Green, Dwight Moore and Dick Joyce. Honorary Pallbearers are the members of the Burnt Corn Hunting lodge in Alabama.Flowers are appreciated by the family or donations may be made to WSRE Public Television in his memory. WSRE-TV Pensacola State College, 1000 College Boulevard, Pensacola, FL 32504, info@wsre.org.Friends may send condolences and share fond memories with the family at www.lewisfuneralhomes.net