Thomas Delano Eisenhauer

1932 - 2024

Thomas Delano Eisenhauer 1932- 2024 Thomas Delano Eisenhauer passed away at the age of 92 on December 31, 2024, in Melbourne, Florida. Tom was born November 9, 1932 in Wallace, Nebraska. In 1942, the family moved to Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, where he graduated from high school in 1950.



Like many young men of his era, Tom had a strong sense of loyalty to country, and served three years as a U.S. Marine in the Korean War. Later, he became the first in his family to pursue higher education, earning a bachelor's degree in geology at the University of Wyoming. In 1956, he married Mary Ann Prouty. Together they raised six children. As a husband and father, Tom provided his family with stability and love, and set an enduring example of integrity and perseverance that shaped their lives.



Tom worked as a geophysicist for the Air Force Technical Applications Center in Virginia and Florida for 30 years. He and Mary Ann retired to Wheatland, Wyoming in 1988. In 2011, they moved to Cheyenne, WY, and relocated to Melbourne, FL in 2022.



He leaves behind his beloved wife Mary Ann; their six children Kathleen McLaughlin, Norfolk, VA, Gail Eisenhauer, Cheyenne, WY, Nancy Capper (Cary), Miami, FL, David Eisenhauer (Yasmin), Amherst, MA, Jane Burley (David), West Melbourne, FL, and Paula McGowan (Jimmy), Malabar, FL, brothers Howard and Loren; 12 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and many extended family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harry and Truly Eisenhauer, his brothers, Don, Delbert, Bob, and Lloyd, and his granddaughter, Grace McLaughlin.



A funeral mass will be held January 24 at 11 a.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Indialantic, FL. A private family gathering to celebrate Tom's life will be held in Wyoming at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne or the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation.