- Date Of Birth: December 12, 1930
- Date Of Death: March 17, 2020
- State: Arizona
Thomas Richard Ahearn
December 12, 1930 – March 17, 2020
Thomas (Tom) Richard Ahearn, long time resident of Atlanta, Georgia and most recently of Sierra Vista, Arizona, passed away peacefully at home on March 17, 2020.
Tom, the youngest son of Thomas Theodore and Rose Inez (Rowan) Ahearn, was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania on December 12, 1930. He graduated from Altoona Catholic High School in 1949 and Penn State University in 1954. He served in the Air Force as a Tactical Photo Interpreter Officer at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas and Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, South Carolina. While serving in Texas Tom met his future wife (Maria) Alicia Isaza Pelaez; they married in her hometown of Medellin, Colombia on 18 August 1956.
While continuing to serve in the Air Force Reserve he earned his Master of Education from the University of Texas in San Antonio, TX in 1962 and a PhD in Education from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA in 1968. Dr. Ahearn spent his career in education and guidance counseling. He retired as the Director of Counseling from Georgia State University (DeKalb) Perimeter College in 1988.
Tom was survived by his two sons Kevin of Seattle, WA and Patrick of Woodstock, GA; three daughters, Eileen (RWade Barfield) of Gleeson, AZ, Kathleen (David Barlow) of Coventry, VT, and Marguerite (Jerry Bevers) of Elgin, AZ; and two granddaughters, Chastain Barber and Alison Barlow.
Tom was predeceased by his older brother Charles Rowan Ahearn in 2003 and his wife Alicia in 2010.
