Thomas Michael Simcoe

August 29, 1949 - October 3, 2020

Thomas Michael Simcoe, 71 of Lanexa, VA, formerly of Arlington and Springfield, VA, passed away after a long illness October 3, 2020. Tom joined the Navy at age 17, and served in Vietnam on the U.S. Steinaker as a signalman. He returned to the Northern Virginia area, took classes at George Washington University and Northern Virginia Community College, and worked for Western Electric as a customer representative until he joined the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Services as a firefighter in 1974. Tom retired as a Hazardous Materials Technician after 25 years of service. He continued to work to improve active and retired firefighter benefits by serving as President of the Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Retirement Association, as a member of the Executive Board of Fairfax County Professional Fire Fighters Local 2068, and most recently as a member of the Fairfax County Uniformed Retirement Board. He was also a registered lobbyist and worked with Virginia General Assembly members on retired firefighter issues of concern. Tom is survived by his wife of 47 years Barbara Simcoe; a daughter Shannon Labocki (Michael); granddaughter Hannah; nephew Dustin Simcoe (Bethany), nieces Jacqueline Speary, Jennifer Hill (Brian), Nicole Shanabrough (Chris); several great nieces, nephews and cousins; and a host of friends and associates. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Mary Simcoe, and brother Kenneth Simcoe. A celebration of life service will be held 11:00 AM Monday, October 26, 2020 at Vincent Funeral Home in Providence Forge, VA. The family will receive friends for thirty minutes prior to the service, at the funeral home.