On December 10, 2025, a lone vehicle accident in Belmont County, Ohio, resulted in the death of 60-year-old Thomas M. Littick of Zanesville. His automobile, a 2012 Kia Optima, departed the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 close to mile marker 202, leaving the pavement, impacting a roadside slope, and coming to a stop off the highway shortly after 12:45 p.m.
First responders from several local departments provided emergency assistance before transporting Littick to WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Officials confirmed he was restrained by a seatbelt during the collision. Investigators from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s St. Clairsville Post are examining the circumstances of the crash, which involved no other cars and did not initially appear to be influenced by poor weather.
A son of Zanesville, Thomas Montgomery Littick was part of a family with a longstanding connection to the region’s news media. His father, William O. “Bill” Littick II, was a noted figure in local publishing, leading the Zanesville Publishing Company until his passing in 1970.
Immersed from childhood in a world of civic-minded communication, Thomas was one of four siblings, including William O. Littick III, Henry Clay “Hank” Littick II, and Jean Marie Littick McGlade. Following their mother’s leadership of the Whiz Media Group until 2014, they each participated in sustaining the family’s media-related endeavors.
Littick’s own vocational path remained aligned with this heritage, though he chose to operate without public prominence. He engaged with the business landscape linked to his family’s history, contributing to the continuity of local narrative enterprises while avoiding the spotlight.
He leaves behind his brothers, Hank and Sheri Littick and Bill Littick, as well as his sister, Jeannie McGlade, and her husband, Trent, along with a number of nieces and nephews who recall his congenial presence at family functions. While his own marital and parental status is not part of the public record, his residence in Zanesville served as a center for maintaining family rituals—a testament to the fortitude cultivated in a home familiar with loss, including the early death of his father and the more recent passing of his sister, Anne Allison Littick Hoffer, in 2021.
The rhythm of his days reflected the unassuming character of his hometown. He integrated his professional obligations with unpretentious personal interests, such as attending community events connected to his family’s legacy and appreciating the quiet atmosphere of Zanesville’s historic neighborhoods.
No information regarding funeral services or a published obituary was available as of December 11, 2025. This interval allows Zanesville residents to contemplate the understated yet meaningful role Littick played within the fabric of shared local memory, defined by a reserved generosity that touched those in his orbit.