See also
Thomas William Blazey, Thomas William Blazey
| Name: | Thomas William Blazey |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Thomas Blazey (1889-1992) |
| Mother: | Gertrude Jessup (1887-1992) |
| Birth | 15 Sep 1920 | Euclid, Ohio, USA |
| Census | 1930 (age 9-10) | Living with parents |
| Death | 11 Dec 2012 (age 92) | Cleveland, Ohio, USA |
BLAZEY THOMAS W., 92, loving husband and father died peacefully on December 11, 2012 at Hospice on Ridgewood. Tom was born September 15, 1920 in Euclid, Ohio and lived most of his life in the Akron area. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University in 1942 and served his country as a Captain in the Army Air Corps in World War II. He retired from B.F. Goodrich as Vice President/Controller after 35 years of service. Tom was honored by The Children's Services Board of Akron for his 30 years of dedicated service and also served on the Davey Tree Board. As recently as 2 weeks ago, Tom was still playing and enjoying a game of bridge. Integrity, punctuality, honesty, respect, understanding, compassion and loyalty were words by which he lived. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lois, and his parents, Jack and Gertrude. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Patricia; his children, Jack (Debbie), their children Jennifer and Jim of Chardon: Ruthie Moore (Rob) and her son, Glenn of Akron. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Tom's name to: Akron Symphony, 92 Main Street, Akron, Ohio 44308 or Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Road, Akron, Ohio 44333.
From an obituary kindly provided by Douglas K. Fidler, PhD, Past Department Commander, Department of Tennessee, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War.