felon Billie Sol Estes after his resignation. The following year, Thomas campaigned for a seat on the Gun Barrel City Council but lost because he garnered only 14 votes. Thomas had Estes come to Gun Barrel City for a press conference, where Estes enthusiastically endorsed Thomas. Thomas moved to the Dallas County, Texas area in 2002, where he found employment teaching business courses at small colleges. He switched political parties and became a Democrat, and was active in the Dallas County Young Democrats, who featured Thomas as the keynote speaker at one of their monthly meetings. He was elected a Democratic Precinct Chair several times and was appointed twice by the Dallas County Commissioner's Court to serve as an Election Judge. He also left the Methodist Church and Christianity altogether and became a Unitarian Universalist. He and his wife, Catherine, to whom he was engaged while he served as Mayor and eventually married in 2003, were granted a divorce in Dallas County, Texas in November 2005. Mr. Thomas relocated to Providence, Rhode Island. On January 13, 2014 he was found dead by the Providence Police Department in his residence. References 1978 births 2014 deaths People from Kaufman County, Texas Politicians from Providence, Rhode Island Mayors of places in Texas Texas Republicans Texas Democrats 2000 United States presidential electors Johnson & Wales University alumni Texas politicians convicted of crimes 21st-century American politicians