Thomas M. Glasgow, age 53, of
Virginia Beach, Virginia passed away on October 12,
2011 at the Sentara Hospital in Virginia Beach after
a brief illness.
Thomas Glasgow retired from
the US Army after 29 years of service and continued
in his civilian career supporting U.S. intelligence
activities through the Joint Reserve Intelligence
Program (JRIP). His unwavering commitment and
dedication to JRIP for over a decade has placed the
program at the forefront of military information
technologies within the Defense Intelligence Agency.
He was the chief architect, visionary and leader of
a remarkable team responsible for networking and
managing information technology at 28 geographically
separate sites that enabled access to our Nation’s
intelligence community for over 6,000 Department of
Defense and Government employees. The significance
of his work was of national importance and
representative of his outstanding professionalism
and patriotism.
He was born December 26, 1957
in Pittsburgh, PA. He is survived by his mother and
father, Shirley and Arthur Renick.
Mr. Glasgow is also survived
by his wife, Joni Glasgow of Virginia Beach, and six
children, Amanda Frederick and her husband, Jon,
Braden Kiser, Shane Kiser and Sarah Kiser all of
Butler, Daylin Glasgow of Virginia Beach, and Ashten
Glasgow of Harrisburg, PA. He is also survived by
one grandson, Zac Frederick, of Butler.
He is survived by his
siblings, Caroline Rodgers and her husband, Richard,
of Chicora; William Glasgow and his wife, Janet, of
Pittsfield, PA; Donald Glasgow, and his wife, Diane,
of West Sunbury; Mark Glasgow and his wife, Karen,
of Cranberry, PA.; Ruth Malinak and her husband,
Todd, of West Sunbury; Susan Wegrzynek, and her
husband, Mike, of Grove City and Kathy White of
Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is also survived by a
number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his father, William M. Glasgow and his brother,
Robert Lee Glasgow, who was killed in Vietnam in
1969.
Friends will be received at Thompson - Miller
Funeral Home, Inc., 124 East North Street Butler, PA
on Monday, October 17, 2011 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
pm., and Tuesday, October 18, 2011 from 10:00-12:00
noon. The funeral will be at 1:00 p.m. at Rider
Lutheran Church, West Sunbury PA with Mr. Dennis
Hindman of Rider Lutheran Church and Pastor Robert
Huber of North Street Christian Church officiating.
Burial will take place in the Rider Lutheran
Cemetery.
Officers and members of the
military will conduct military services at Rider
Lutheran Church.
Memorial donations may be made
to Wounded Warriors. Condolences may be offered to
the family at www.hollomon-brown.com
