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Do you know who murdered 74 year old Eugene \Happy\ Thomas in 1998?
In the autumn of 1998, a well-known and beloved figure in the Paducah, Kentucky community, Eugene 'Happy' Thomas, became the victim of a violent act that would ultimately claim his life months later. An African-American male, Thomas was 74 years old and a familiar face to many as the proprietor of Happy's Chili Parlor, a local eatery situated on North 12th Street near his residence.
On the evening of October 27, 1998, tragedy struck in front of Thomas's home at 1141 Martin Luther King Dri ...Read More
In the autumn of 1998, a well-known and beloved figure in the Paducah, Kentucky community, Eugene 'Happy' Thomas, became the victim of a violent act that would ultimately claim his life months later. An African-American male, Thomas was 74 years old and a familiar face to many as the proprietor of Happy's Chili Parlor, a local eatery situated on North 12th Street near his residence.
On the evening of October 27, 1998, tragedy struck in front of Thomas's home at 1141 Martin Luther King Dri ...Read More
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Eugene "Happy" Thomas
December 21, 2022
Male
Black / African American
Paducah
KY
1998-10-19
74
Eugene Happy
Thomas
12/03/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about Eugene "Happy" Thomas lately and how his loss has impacted not just... ...Read More
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