lamella | lamellae [plural] | lamellas [plural] | middle lamella [synonym, sense-specific] | lamellar [derived] a thin layer, plate, or membrane, especially any of the calcified layers of which bone is formed | [botany] any of the spore-bearing gills of a ... (25 of 291 words, 6 definitions, pronunciations)
Thomas was born on April 30, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois. He was the youngest of nine brothers and sisters. Thomas commuted from Chicago's West Side North Lawndale neighborhood to play high school basketball at St. Joseph High School in Westchester, Illinois for Gene Pingatore.
Welch was born in Glastonbury, England on December 31, 1825. He moved to the United States when his father emigrated in 1834. He attended public schools in Watertown, New York. At age 17, Thomas Welch joined the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion, founded the same year (1843).