George Thomas Colwell, passed away at home on Saturday April 25, 2020. Tom was born on January 13, 1942 in Long Beach, CA. He was preceded by his beloved wife Ann (Aiple) Colwell, who he married on November 1, 1976, who brought in her daughter Terry (Aiple) Rector.Tom lived his early years in Texas where he worked as a hairstylist in the early 60’s before joining the Air Force. After active service in Vietnam, he serviced helicopters for Bell as a civilian contractor. After that, he turned his attention to diving, working for Taylor Diving and Salvage as a hard hat diver and rack operator. Tom loved trains and diving, but his true passion was building models. Tom went on to start his own business with his wife, Custom Scale Models as a professional model builder creating lifelike recreations of real and imagined places. Tom took great care and precision in all his work, his notes, research, and photographs showing this plainly. His last job was with Epic Diving and Marine. He had a love of horses and shooting from a young age and carried these forward throughout his life. Tom is survived by his brother, niece and nephew, and his stepdaughter and her two daughters. He is further survived by his neighbor Florence Hindes, who provided care and comfort in his last years. Services will be held once gatherings are permitted again. Mothe Funeral Home, 2100 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, LA. in charge of arrangements