WATERVILLE – Thomas Dean Eaton 48, of Waterville, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, after his short battle with cancer. Thomas was born Sept. 19, 1974, in Augusta to Patricia (Dyer) and Robert Eaton.

Thomas was a caring son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. He is known for his love of video games, Metallica, watching cartoons and collecting Spiderman memorabilia. He loved collecting things that he thought he could fix, even if it were not worth fixing. One of his favorite things to do is visit and converse with his nephew, Stephen. They talked about Harry Potter and Beyblade. I remember his face lighting up talking about their visits. He was always happy to lend a hand when someone needed help, especially Mom!

Thomas was preceded in death by his father, Robert Eaton; and his maternal grandparents Irene and Freeman Barrows.

He is survived by his mother, Patricia Dyer of Augusta; siblings Robert Eaton of Randolph, Keith (Kim) Eaton of Gardiner, Susan (John) Williams of Milton, Fla., and Stephen Dyer II of Smithfield; and his daughter, Victoria Blaisdell (Matt Quinn) and his granddaughter, Josie, all of Brownfield. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins. He spent the last 10 years with his love, Laura Conley, and their beloved cat, “Mama Kitty”. He will be greatly missed by everyone whose lives he touched.

We will be doing things in a different order. There will be a graveside service at 1 p.m. at the Pine Grove Cemetery on Cemetery Road in Belgrade. The celebration of life service will be on Aug. 19, at 3 p.m. at The Apostolic Church, 500 Western Ave., Augusta including potluck supper.

The family gives thanks to the staff at Beacon Hospice, Inc. out of Augusta. Special thanks to the Waterville crew Brie, Lynne, Jessica, Susan, Eric and all the others that contributed to making his last weeks more comfortable.

The family is extremely grateful for Deborah Thomas, a bonus sister of Hermon; she visited him in the hospital regularly. She would bring him goodies (lollipops and cookies) and they would share memories of childhood. Her visits helped him more than she knows.

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