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Tom BURGHER Obituary

BURGHER, Tom Brooks Mr. Tom Brooks Burgher, 91, of Marietta, GA, died July 27, 2014. Mr. Burgher attended The Taft School and The Cathedral School - Cathedral of St. John the Divine. He graduated from Yale University. Mr. Burgher was the Vice President of Sales for the Welsh Company. He also honorably served as First Lieutenant in the US Army in the Philippines during World War II. Mr. Burgher was an avid tennis player and had his private pilot's license. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margery Tristram Burgher. He is survived by his wife, Kathryn Ann Burgher; sons, Tom B. Burgher, II and his wife Sherie, Derick B. Burgher and his wife Kim; daughter, Laurie T. Lacov and her husband Craig; and stepson, Peter M. Underwood; 9 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, August 1, 2014 at St. Catherine's Episcopal Church, 571 Holt Rd, NW, Marietta, GA 30068. A private inurnment will be held in Arlington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Catherine's Music Ministry or the American Cancer Society.

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Published by Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Jul. 30, 2014.

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peter Burgher

July 31, 2014

I am saddened by the passing of my Uncle Brooks. I too have many happy memories of family gatherings at Laidlaw and Granncy I am looking forward to seeing and reconnecting with my southern Burger kin. See you tomorrow Cousin Peter

Peter Stoddard

July 31, 2014

My sincere sympathies to the entire Burgher family. May your father rest in peace.

irene rev.21:4

July 30, 2014

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

July 30, 2014

To the Burgher family
May the God of comfort strengthen family and friends.Psalm62:8Trust in him at all times,O people. Pour out your hearts before him.God is a refuge for us.

July 30, 2014

As the days and weeks pass, and as you return to life's routine, may you continue to feel comforted by the love and support of family and friends.

Anne Burgher-Graham

July 29, 2014

Uncle Brooks was the handsomest man I ever knew, my dad, his brother a close second. Blessed with a beautiful singing voice, debonair and quick to laugh, Brooks was a wonderful Uncle as I was growing up in Rochester and a patient host when I visited my cousins in Darien later on. I have wonderful memories of my father competing with Brooks on the tennis court and fighting to see who could grab the check first to pay the bill and laughing about it ! The Burgher siblings are all together now. I like to imagine them ensconced comfortably with cocktails and nibbles at hand on a lush green lawn sloping towards the ocean where sailboats bob at their moorings, with a tennis court and Master's level golf course nearby... the sound of memories and laughter is heard.

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