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Thomas "Tom" Grissom '41 July 20, 2016 9:37 AM updated: July 20, 2016 9:39 AM
Published in The Atlanta (GA) Journal-Constitution on July 20, 2016
Thomas GRISSOM
GRISSOM, Thomas COL (Ret) Thomas C. Grissom age 95 of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016. He is preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Dorotha Lee Grissom. He is survived by his daughters, Gayle L. Skelton and Carol A. Rivera (Skip Cloninger); grandchildren, Dr. Scott T. Welton, Kristen E. Welton, Julio C. Rivera, Jr (Heidi) and Thomas Blake Rivera; great grandchildren, Riley Welton, Reece Welton, Anna Lisa Rivera, Alexander Lee Rivera, Andrew Julio Foster Rivera and Ava Lila Rivera; brother, James C. Grissom. Tom was a proud member of the Class of 1941 of Texas A&M University (B.S.), Class of 1950 Harvard Business School (MBA). He proudly served his country for 31 years in the US Army during WW II and Vietnam. His second career was as the Business Manager of the Emory University Department of Anesthesiology for 21 years. He was a faithful member of Eastminister Presbyterian Church. His kindness, zest for life and relationship with God are what his friends and family will remember most. The Funeral Service to Honor and Celebrate the Life of Thomas C. Grissom will be held on Friday, July 22, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Eastminister Presbyterian Church, Stone Mountain, GA. Interment will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA. Rev. Caleb Clarke Baker will officiate the services. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 21, 2016 from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Those desiring to make memorial donations in Memory of Thomas C. Grissom may send them to Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Adult Ministry, 5801 Hugh Howell Road, Stone Mountain, GA, 30087. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, "A Family Company, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Funeral Home
Tom M. Wages Funeral Home - Snellville Chapel
3705 Highway 78 West Snellville, GA 30039
(770) 979-3200
Thomas GRISSOM
GRISSOM, Thomas COL (Ret) Thomas C. Grissom age 95 of Stone Mountain, GA, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2016. He is preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Dorotha Lee Grissom. He is survived by his daughters, Gayle L. Skelton and Carol A. Rivera (Skip Cloninger); grandchildren, Dr. Scott T. Welton, Kristen E. Welton, Julio C. Rivera, Jr (Heidi) and Thomas Blake Rivera; great grandchildren, Riley Welton, Reece Welton, Anna Lisa Rivera, Alexander Lee Rivera, Andrew Julio Foster Rivera and Ava Lila Rivera; brother, James C. Grissom. Tom was a proud member of the Class of 1941 of Texas A&M University (B.S.), Class of 1950 Harvard Business School (MBA). He proudly served his country for 31 years in the US Army during WW II and Vietnam. His second career was as the Business Manager of the Emory University Department of Anesthesiology for 21 years. He was a faithful member of Eastminister Presbyterian Church. His kindness, zest for life and relationship with God are what his friends and family will remember most. The Funeral Service to Honor and Celebrate the Life of Thomas C. Grissom will be held on Friday, July 22, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Eastminister Presbyterian Church, Stone Mountain, GA. Interment will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA. Rev. Caleb Clarke Baker will officiate the services. The family will receive friends on Thursday, July 21, 2016 from 6:00 PM until 7:00 PM, Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Those desiring to make memorial donations in Memory of Thomas C. Grissom may send them to Eastminster Presbyterian Church, Adult Ministry, 5801 Hugh Howell Road, Stone Mountain, GA, 30087. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, LLC, "A Family Company, Snellville Chapel 770-979-3200 has been entrusted with the arrangements.
Funeral Home
Tom M. Wages Funeral Home - Snellville Chapel
3705 Highway 78 West Snellville, GA 30039
(770) 979-3200
505 George Bush Drive
College Station, TX 77840
(979) 845-7514
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