Thomas Warren

Thomas Warren w. Freddy Schwenk

It’s hard to accurately describe Thomas or our time together in 350 words or less. Thomas was a lot of things. When I met him he was a dorky 18 year old kid and when he left us he was a 24 year old man, a husband, and a father. In that time frame, we went from working shitty jobs and playing music in his mom’s shed for fun, to playing enough gigs to not have to work at all. At first we did everything together. In the end all I knew was Thomas Warren, the singer of The Sweet Chariots.

Thomas turned into an amazingly polished vocalist and guitarist in such a short period of time. I can’t even to begin to imagine what he would be like at age 30. People would often ask us if we were brothers. We always said yes. Because we were. The kind that loved each other but maybe had drifted apart, or maybe didn’t always see eye to eye, but that didn’t matter. He was still as big of a part of my life two weeks ago as he was in October ‘13 when we last spoke. We packed up after a gig, hugged, and I moved to Nashville. Some of my favorite Thomas moments were on the way home from gigs. We’d talk about everything, music related and not. Truth be told, if I still lived in Florida, there’s a good chance I would’ve been in the car with him.

Thomas was a family man. We loved our “job” because it didn’t keep us away from our family. More often than not, our kids could come to our gigs. Thomas did things his way. He lived an unconventional life. He was cheap. He didn’t drink. He’d pack peanut butter sandwiches and stash them in his car. For two years straight he wore blue jeans, a plain black t shirt, and black dress shoes. I called it his uniform. These are the things I liked best about Thomas. I’m glad I was close enough to him for long enough to see all of these things. ~ Freddy Schwenk

The Sweet Chariots 2012

Thomas Warren was a beloved musician, friend, father, and husband. He had a kind heart and genuine soul. Unfortunately, he was taken from us much too soon in a tragic car accident. Not only did he leave many fans and friends, but also a wife and daughter. Thomas was a full time musician and used his remaining time rebuilding an old house with his wife, Sarah. This was not just a home in need of cosmetic work. This was a project that he took on that needed to be rebuilt from the bottom up. While Thomas completed much of this himself, there is still alot to be done. Thomas was my bud, my bandmate and my best friend, and our families are very close. I, Steve Satch and my wife Sarah have created this fundraiser to help Thomas’ widow, Sarah Doe, with financial help with the work that has been left to her along with other financial obligations. Any donations would be greatly apprecited. Anybody willing to donate time and labor would be helpful as well. You can contact me through facebook if this interests you. Lets help take some of this financial stress off of Thomas’ widow, Sarah!

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