Thomas Marroquin was born in Oahu, Hawaii, where his father was stationed while in the Army. He grew up on San Antonio’s southeast side, and attended Charles C Ball Elementary, Connell Middle School, and is a graduate of the 1996 class at Highlands High School.
Marroquin joined the US Navy and served from 1996-1999 in the Damage Control Division aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, assigned to maintaining the shipboard firefighting systems. Becoming a firefighter has been a lifelong passion.
Marroquin joined the Balcones Heights Fire Department as a part-time firefighter in 2009; becoming a full-time member in 2010. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 2016, then to Captain in 2021.
Marroquin holds multiple fire service certification: Master Fire Fighter, Advanced Fire Inspector, Driver Operator-Pumper/Aerial, Fire Officer I&II, and Incident Safety Officer. He is also an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B). Thomas earned an Associate’s Degree in Fire Science from San Antonio College in 2012 and a Bachelors in Fire & Emergency Services Administration from Texas A&M University- San Antonio in 2022.
Marroquin married his high school sweetheart in 1998. Donna is a pharmacist with HEB. They have three boys-Matthew, Adam, and Seth. Marroquin’s hobbies are reading, running, and exercising. He also enjoys spending time with family.
