Thomas L. "Tommy" Vance1958 - 2017Thomas (Tommy) Leon Vance, 59, of Molino, passed away Wednesday, January 18th, at home, surrounded by family and friends. Tommy was born on January 3, 1958 in Tampa, Florida, to Patricia and Homer Vance.Tommy was a longtime employee of Escambia County, Department of Roads and Bridges, as a Drainage Specialist Supervisor. He took pride in his work and loved golf, fishing and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was a doting "Pappy" to Noah, Nash and Maddy.Tommy is preceded in death by his parents; He is survived by his loving wife, Leslie Vance; sons, Jason and Joshua Vance; Christopher (Jennifer) Smith, and daughter, Kelly (Jarrod) Brown and grandchildren, Madeynne Smith, Noah and Nash Brown; brothers, Ronald (Brenda) Vance, Buddy (Irie) Vance of Pensacola; Stephan (Sherrill) Vance of Gulf Breeze; Danny (Kathy) Vance of Pace and sister, Joanne (C.J.) Coffman of Gulf Breeze; very special cousin Maury (Kathy) Anderson of Clinton TN, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.Visitation will be on Monday, January 23rd, from 6-8 p.m., at Rose Lawn Funeral Home, Gulf Breeze, Fl. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 24th, at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church at 11:30 AM, officiated by Rev. Dan Morris, GBUMC, followed by interment at Rose Lawn Cemetery. A reception will be held at the church following burial.Pallbearers: Chris Smith, Jeremy Vance, Aaron Vance, Jarrod Brown, Stephan Vance, Ashton Vance, Patrick Vance, J.B Horton, Evan Anderson; Honorary pallbearers: Mike Baxter, Gene Yuhasz, Clayton Johnson, Matt Avery, Aaron Smith, Lonnie Wilson, Ronnie Lambert, Nathan Cobb, Ralph Wilson, Mark Fayard, Justin Knight, Matthew Gifin.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 7899 Baymeadows Way, Suite 200, Attn: Amy Howard / Tommy Vance, Jacksonville Fl 32256.Rose Lawn Funeral Home & Cemetery of Gulf Breeze in charge of arrangements. You may offer condolences, share memories and sign the guestbook at www.rose lawn-fh.comExpress your condolences in our guestbook at pnj.com/obits