tˈɑːməs dˈaɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks ˈæftɚ sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ ɐ mˈɔːɹɾəl wˈuːnd fɹʌm ɐ mˈʌskɪt bˈɔːl ɪnðə lˈɛɡ ɔnðə stˈiːmʃɪp keɪˈuːɡə wɛn flˈiːɪŋ tɹˈuːps ʌv sˈæntə ˈænə æntˈoʊnɪˌoʊ lˈoʊpɛz də sˈæntə ˈænə wɪððə nˈuː ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk ʌv tˈɛksəs æz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɹˈʌnəwˌeɪ skɹˈeɪp.
Thomas died 1836 after suffering a mortal wound from a musket ball in the leg on the steamship Cayuga when fleeing troops of Santa Anna (Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna) with the new government of the Republic of Texas as part of the Runaway Scrape.