Thomas Albert

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Thomas "Tom" Albert Payment, age 75, beloved husband, brother, uncle, and cousin passed from this life to be with our heavenly Father on June 17, 2025. Tom was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 23, 1949.

Tom was a life-long parishioner of St. Catherine Catholic Church in Toledo, Ohio where he also attended elementary school. He attended Central Catholic High School graduating in 1967. After graduating, he went on to study education at Bowling Green State University.

Tom served in the U.S. Army at Fort Knox. While at Fort Knox, Tom wedded his beloved wife Deborah Green in 1975. After serving, he taught and coached for Toledo Public Schools for over thirty years. Tom coached the Macomber/Whitney High School Girls basketball team and then went on to be an assistant coach with the Start High School baseball team from 1991-2010. He helped lead the team to the 1994 State Championship. When his coaching career was over, Tom's love for baseball drew him to umpiring fifteen years at White Park in Lambertville, Michigan.

Tom is survived by his beloved wife Deborah of Fifty years, brother Joe Payment (Linda), Bob Payment (Mary), and a host of very special and dearly loved nieces and nephews. Our beloved Tom will be greatly missed and loved eternally.