ROGERS — William Thomas “Tom” Redwine,

57, of Rogers, Ark., died Oct. 24, 2020, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville of a congenital heart defect. He was born April 5, 1963, in Columbia, S.C., to Robert James Redwine and Doris Nester Jones Redwine. He attended Heathwood Hall in Columbia, S.C., and the University of South Carolina. He worked at many radio stations in Columbia, S.C., before working for Sam’s Club.

In 1987 he moved to Bentonville, Ark., to work at the Walmart Home Office in ISD and marketing through 2010, most notably he was technical director and later general manager for the Walmart Radio Network, which provided music and information to Walmart stores throughout the U.S. and Canada.

In 2010 to 2014 he worked with Mitchell Communications Inc. as social media community manager for Walmart’s internal associate social media platform. He retired in 2014 but did some occasional consulting in radio, marketing and social media.

He was active in the Northwest Arkansas music scene playing bass and singing. He acted in numerous plays at the Rogers Little Theater, The Village Players and the Arts Center of the Ozarks He directed plays for the Village Players, served as president of The Village Players of Bella Vista and also served on the board of the Sugar Days Festival in Bentonville in the 1990s.

He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Robert James Redwine Jr. and Neil Coite Redwine and father-inlaw Wendell Reynolds.

He is survived by his wife, Sonja Kaye Reynolds Redwine of the home; motherin-law Linda Reynolds of Pea Ridge, Ark.; and numerous cousins and friends.

No services are scheduled at this time. However you may visit his Facebook page to share memories and photos to honor a life “well played.” Those who are inspired to make a tribute in his name are encouraged to donate to any organization that, like Tom, makes this world a better place. Arrangements are by Sisco Funeral Home in Pea Ridge.