Thomas (“Hutch” “Tucker Ryan”) Lloyd Hutchings passed away October 11, 2024, from a brain bleed at Northern Nevada Medical Center in Reno at 7:45pm.

He was born March 14, 1943, in Caliente, Nevada with his identical mirror twin John (“Dobe” “Hutch”) Alexander Hutchings, to Thomas (“Speed”) Lowell Hutchings and Janice (“Sue”) Margaret Lloyd Hutchings.
Tom (a 3rd generation Nevadan) was raised in Pioche, NV before moving to Carson City in 1955. He graduated from Carson High in 1962, where he played football, ran track and field, and participated in downhill skiing. He attended the University of Nevada Reno Mackay School of Mines where he obtained his Bachelor of Science in geology in 1974. He married his wife Mary Deming Hutchings in 1971, moved to Fallon, Nevada in September of 1972 and was residing there at the time of his passing. Tom and Mary have two sons Paul Lowell Hutchings in 1979 and Scott Hutchings in 1983.

Tom was an avid archery hunter. He taught his boys archery and participated in archery shoots in Nevada and California as part of the Fallon Bowmen club. He was an upland game bird hunter, fisherman, and enjoyed riding his quad all over the mountains of the Silver State.

Tom was a loyal friend, a proud father and grandfather, a loving husband and son who always would help those in need. He was loud, gruff and unapologetically rough around the edges but had a heart of gold and a laugh that was recognizable even in a crowded room.

Tom worked for the Nevada road department as an inspector and road reporter, spent 9 seasons as a BLM wildland firefighter on the helitack crew, traveling to Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California and Nevada fighting fires. He had his General Contractors license for 10 years, and worked at Kennecott Rawhide Mine 14 years before retiring in 2006. In his retirement he went on to serve on the Churchill County Mosquito, Vector & Noxious Weed abatement board from 2019-2023.

He is survived by his wife, Mary E. Hutchings of Fallon, NV; sons Paul Lowell Hutchings, of Fallon, NV and Scott Hutchings of Fallon, NV; five grandchildren: Nathan Jakob Hutchings of Kansas City, MO, Reece Hailey Hutchings of Reno, NV, Hunter Christian Hutchings of Reno, NV, Christine Olivia Hutchings of Fallon, NV, and Jameson Mark Edwards of Reno, NV; daughter-in-law Crystal Rose Hutchings of Fallon, NV; niece Laura Marie Baker, and her children: Brandon Shimkovsky, Mackenzie Baker, Andrea Baker of Reno, NV; as well as numerous friends and extended family.

He was preceded in death by his father Thomas Lowell Hutchings of Pioche, NV in 1974; granddaughter Taylar Rose Mary Hutchings of Fallon, NV in 2015; brother John Alexander Hutchings of Pioche, NV in 2015; and Mother Janice Margaret Hutchings of Pioche,NV in 2017.
There will be no service per his request.