US Army Staff Sergeant and Bishop Thomas L. Westbrook was remembered Monday night as a civil rights leader in Tacoma, a decorated World War II Army veteran and a faithful pastor who always did his best.
With words of tribute and spirited singing, more than 800 people celebrated the life of Westbrook, pastor of New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ on the Hilltop, who died Oct. 3 at age 89. Westbrook died in a hospital in St. Louis Oct. 3 after falling ill on a flight from Sea-Tac Airport. Westbrook, who took part in the D-Day invasion, was to catch an honor flight in St. Louis for veterans and visit the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., for the first time.
As requested by a member of the church, a random group of active duty US Army were in attendance to honor his service.
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