Thomas E. 'T.Q.' Quarles died of esophageal cancer at his home on September 10, 2008. His wife Beverly and his beloved German Shorthair Pointers, Belle, Halo and Ringo were with him when he passed away. T.Q. was born in Beaumont, Texas, and is the son of Louis E. Hebert and Kitty Vickery Quarles Hebert of Beaumont. In addition to his beloved wife, Beverly, and parents he is survived by father, William D. Quarles and sisters, Suzanne Quarles Barton and her husband Craig of Freeport and Deborah Quarles Whitmire and her husband James of Angleton. Tom spent his entire career in broadcasting. He began his radio career in 1971 as an announcer. His on-air career included some of the legendary rock stations in the country. Tom worked for: KHFI 98.3, KNOW-AM, KRMH-FM 'GOOD KARMA' and KLBJ-FM in Austin and KILO-FM in Colorado Springs, CO. In 1991, T.Q. joined KASE/KVET as head of production. He served as Director of Creative Services for the six Clear Channel Radio stations in Austin, which included; KASE, KVET, THE ZONE 1300 AM, THE RIVER 102.3 FM, KISS-FM and JAMMIN' 105.9. T.Q. was iconic in the voice and commercial production world where he was known for his incredible voice, meticulous sound design and his phenomenal writing skills. While everybody in the 'business' knew T.Q., hundreds of thousands of people only 'knew' him by his voice. His commercials were a mainstay in Austin and throughout Texas for the past 25 years. A memorial service celebrating T.Q.'s life will be held at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 17 at Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home at 3125 N. Lamar. A reception will follow immediately after the service at The Tavern Restaurant at 12th and Lamar. In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations to the American Cancer Society/Esophageal Cancer Fund in Tom's honor Courtney.fisher@cancer.org; Hospice Austin/Christopher House www.hospiceaustin.org and Caring Bridge https://ssl.charityweb.net/caringbridge/