Dec. 26, 1928 - Mar. 4, 2010SOUTH BEND - Thomas William Reaves, 81, a lifelong resident of South Bend, passed away at 11:50 p.m. Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Hospice House. He was born December 26, 1928 in Mishawaka, IN, the son of Donald & Helen (Goss) Reaves, and was a graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. He retired as Vice President of Reaves & Sons, Inc., a moving and storage company in South Bend, and also retired as a courier from Towne Air Freight after 18 years of service, and three years with the former St. Joseph Capital Bank. Mr. Reaves was a fifty eight year member of St. Joseph Lodge # 45, F. & AM, and was a lifelong avid Cubs fan. He is survived by his wife Julia of sixty years. Also surviving are two sons, Mark (Kimberly) Reaves, Bruce (Jan) Reaves, all of South Bend, four grandchildren, Jeremy (Allison Frame) Reaves of Mishawaka, Katie Reaves of South Bend, William Reaves of Los Angeles, CA, Joseph Reaves of South Bend, and two great-grandsons, Brayden and Ryland Reaves both of Mishawaka. He is also survived by his brother, James G. Reaves of South Bend, sister-in-law, Ramona Reaves of South Bend, and extended family, Tamara (Phillip) Young of Niles, MI, David (Carol) Talboom of South Bend, Susan (George) Whiting of Sebring, FL, and Jeanine (James) Luczyk of South Bend. He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, D. Wayne & Marvin D. Reaves. Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, March 8, 2010 at the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 South Michigan Street, South Bend. Rev. Loren VanOrt will officiate. He will be buried beside his parents, at Highland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. Sunday at the Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel. Expressions of sympathy on behalf of Mr. Reaves may be made to The Center for Hospice & Palliative Care, inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637, or to Make-A-Wish Foundation, 6325 Digital Way, Suite 150, Indianapolis, IN 46278. Online condolences to the Reaves family may be sent to www.palmerfuneralhomes.com