Tommy Wayne Searcy

January 5, 1975 – September 8, 2020

Tommy Searcy was born in Houston on January 5, 1975. The son of Harold and Sin Cha Searcy, Tommy grew up in the Aldine area, along with his older brother Terry and twin brother Tony. He graduated from Aldine MacArthur High School, and immediately began a career of public service. Tommy served the community for more than 25 years.

On their 18 ^th birthdays, Tommy and Tony joined the Westfield Fire Department as volunteers. From there, Tommy obtained his EMT and paramedic certifications and worked in the Aldine/Westfield area at Harris County Emergency Corps. He then attended the fire academy at San Jacinto College, along with Tony. Tommy joined the Lufkin Fire Department in 1999. Never forgetting where he started, Tommy continued to volunteer with Westfield while working full time in Lufkin.

After leaving Lufkin, he served at the City of Bellaire Fire Department as a fire fighter / paramedic. While at Bellaire, he encouraged his cousin Brandon Cano to become a fire fighter. Like Tommy, Brandon is serving the community as a fire fighter.

In August 2002, Tommy was hired by the City of Houston. For 18 years, he served Houstonians, rising to the rank of captain in the Houston Fire Department. Tommy also promoted through the ranks in Westfield, achieving the rank of Assistant Chief. Tommy most recently served as a captain at HFD Station 67 on the A shift.

Tommy received multiple awards, including commendations of valor, from the Westfield Fire Department and the Houston Fire Department. In 2019, his actions at a house fire helped save the life of a brother fire fighter. Tommy was universally respected for his honor, pride and respect of traditions within the fire service.

In August 2020, Tommy was diagnosed with COVID-19 and later hospitalized due to complications. He valiantly fought for his life and received an investigational drug from an international pharmaceutical company to continue that fight.

Tommy was immensely proud of his three daughters – Kaylin, Krista and Kinley. He also is survived by his parents Harold and Sin Cha Searcy; his twin brother Tony and his wife Crystal, and niece Cami and nephew Ethan; his brother Terry and nephew Matthew; his longtime girlfriend Luisa Cerda and her daughters Kirsten Perez and Gracie Cerda, and her sons Kevin Perez, Matthew Perez and Jayden Cerda; Trina Searcy, the mother of Tommy's daughters; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

The Searcy family is grateful for the amazing support Tommy and the family received in recent months, and they offer heartfelt thanks to everyone at the fire departments where he served elsewhere in the community.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Champion Forest Baptist Church, 15555 Stuebner-Airline Road, Houston, TX 77069. Funeral services with full Fire Department Honors will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 16, at the church. Anyone attending will be required to wear a face covering and observe social distancing guidelines.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to:

firehelpingfire.org

thecaptainrenaudfoundation.org

hfdpipes.com

HFD Honor Guard

houstonsbravest.org