Thomas Daines

Thomas Daines lived in Columbus, Ohio. Public records and official sources place him in the heart of the city in late June 1988, and the date of his death is recorded as June 24, 1988. Beyond that date, the public record available through law-enforcement cold-case archives and local indexes is limited, and no family-published obituary matching his name and the exact date of death has been located in accessible online obituary databases.

What can be respectfully said from verified sources is that Thomas was a real person whose death was recorded by the Columbus Police Department and later included in the Ohio Attorney General’s cold-case listings. Those official records note his passing and identify basic demographic details; they also show that the circumstances around his death left questions that remained unresolved for many years. While the public documentation focuses on the investigative facts, it is important to remember that behind every such listing is a life of everyday relationships, routines, and connections — a neighbor, perhaps a friend or family member, with ordinary hopes and a place in a community.

Because no family-authorized obituary or detailed memorial notice has been found in the public archives searched, this page honors the dignity of the person named in official records without claiming specific personal details that are not verifiable. If you knew Thomas or have memories, photographs, or family-approved information you would like included in a fuller remembrance, those contributions would help make this memorial more personal and complete.

For now, this brief life story remembers Thomas not for the manner of his passing but as someone who belonged to Columbus: a life recorded in public records and worthy of respectful remembrance by those who loved him and by the community that acknowledged his loss.