Thomas Kinkaid Kimmel, Jr, 75, a former Naval Officer, and a retired Special Agent for the FBI died of cancer at home. A 1966 Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Tom served on multiple warships during the Vietnam War including the USS Taussig, USS Bordelon and USS Manitowoc. He attended John Marshall Law School and served more than 25 years working on criminal and espionage matters and investigating major spy scandals in the Cleveland, Dallas, and Philadelphia offices as well as at CIA and FBI Headquarters. He was the eldest grandson of the late Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel who was commander of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. After retirement, Tom passionately worked to restore the honor of his grandfather, who was blamed for the success of the Japanese attack and manipulated into retirement. The struggle continues today, and more information regarding Tom's efforts can be found online. Preceded in death by his first wife, Kathryn Lewis Kimmel, surviving are his wife, Judith; children, Thomas III, Cassin and John; step-children, Ryan and Jillian; siblings Virginia, Husband II and William & thirteen grandchildren. A memorial service will be held November 2, 2019 at the Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home in Cocoa Beach, FL. Published in FLORIDA TODAY October 25, 2019.
Thomas Kinkaid Kimmel, Jr, 75, a former Naval Officer, and a retired Special Agent for the FBI died of cancer at home. A 1966 Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Tom served on multiple warships during the Vietnam War including the USS Taussig, USS Bordelon and USS Manitowoc. He attended John Marshall Law School and served more than 25 years working on criminal and espionage matters and investigating major spy scandals in the Cleveland, Dallas, and Philadelphia offices as well as at CIA and FBI Headquarters. He was the eldest grandson of the late Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel who was commander of the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941. After retirement, Tom passionately worked to restore the honor of his grandfather, who was blamed for the success of the Japanese attack and manipulated into retirement. The struggle continues today, and more information regarding Tom's efforts can be found online. Preceded in death by his first wife, Kathryn Lewis Kimmel, surviving are his wife, Judith; children, Thomas III, Cassin and John; step-children, Ryan and Jillian; siblings Virginia, Husband II and William & thirteen grandchildren. A memorial service will be held November 2, 2019 at the Beckman-Williamson Funeral Home in Cocoa Beach, FL. Published in FLORIDA TODAY October 25, 2019.
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