Thomas Michael Leanza

LEANZA, Thomas Michael, age 58, of Tullahoma, passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Mr. Leanza was born in Brooklyn, New York, to the late Anita Caleca Leanza and Peter Leanza who survives. During his life he worked as a mechanical designer with Jacobs Engineering and was also a member of the Mach Tenn Running Club. In addition to his mother, Tom was preceded in death by his half-brother, Robert Murano. He is survived by his wife Connie Leanza, of Tullahoma; daughter, Jennifer Jacob and her husband Nick, of St. Francisville, Louisiana; son, Craig Leanza, of Nashville; sister, Natascha Leanza, of Ponce, Puerto Rico; two brothers, Pedro Leanza, of Ponce, Puerto Rico and Gaetano Leanza of Greenville, South Carolina; his father, Peter Leanza and his stepmother, Elba Martinez Leanza. Visitation will be held on Saturday, June 25 from noon to 3 p.m. at Kilgore Funeral Home, with the funeral service to immediately follow at 3 p.m. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Mach Tenn Running Club. Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.