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Thomas E. Wilks

author on May 20, 2009

Former Bridgehampton resident Thomas E. Wilks of Riverhead died on May 18 at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital. He was 67.

Visitation will be held on Friday, May 22, at 11 a.m. at the Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton with a funeral service at noon, officiated by the Reverend Henry Faison. Interment with full military honors will follow at Calverton National Cemetery.

A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of The Press.

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