Thomas, Sonny

Sandy C. Thomas is better known as Sonny. Sonny Thomas was born in Fordyce, Arkansas on Feburary 6, 1940. In 1959, Sonny arrived in Las Vegas looking for the promised employment opportunities. His first job was as a bus boy at El Rancho. Over the course of the next thirty years, he moved from one job to another, each time gaining more responsibility. His last hotel role was as shipping and receiving manager at the MGM. While working at the MGM, Sonny finally secured a part-time second job with Davis Funeral Home. He remained with the physical location, which underwent several acquisitions and today is owned by SCI and bears Sonny's last name. He and his wife Armilla met while working at the Stardust, where she was a "silver girl". They raised their two daughters in North Las Vegas.