Avis de décès de Thomas-J. -Gillespie III - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Thomas J. Gillespie III, 84, died March 9, 2009. He grew up in Pittsburgh and lived in Vero Beach. He graduated from Deerfield Academy and Princeton University. He served as a soldier in the European Theater in World War II. He was Presbyterian. He worked at Lockhart Iron & Steel Co., succeeding his father as president in 1968 and retiring in 1989. He served as a member of the Lockhart Board of Directors for more than 50 years. He served on the board of directors of Union National Bank, Integra, Bennett Supply and Mellon-Stuart. He was leader of the YMCA of Pittsburgh from 1951 until his death, serving as a member of the board of directors, board of trustees and as the chairman of the board. He also was active with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western Pennsylvania, where he served on the board of directors. He was a member of the Butler Country Club, Grand Harbor Golf and Beach Club and Bent Pine Golf Club. Survivors include his wife, Gladys Killmeyer Gillespie; sons, Thomas J. Gillespie IV and David M. Gillespie; daughters, Carolyn Raetzke and Louise Cannon; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Carolyn McIntyre Gillespie. Memorial contributions can be made to the Hibiscus Children's Center, 1145 12th St., Vero Beach, FL 32960. SERVICES: Funeral services will be held in Pittsburgh, with a memorial to be conducted in Vero Beach at a later time. Arrangements are by Cox-Gifford-Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach. Condolences may be sent through www.seawindsfh.com/obit.php.