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Thomas Brunnen Obituary
Thomas was born February 8, 1940 in Salisbury, NC to the late Jerry Ell Fisher Zum Brunnen and Thomas Park Zum Brunnen Jr. He earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Airspace Option from NC State University and a Masters in Business from Santa Clara, CA. He was in the Air Force and Air Force Reserve for a total of 27 years and retired as a Lt. Colonel. He was employed by Lockheed Martin as an aerospace engineer and program manager and worked on a variety of defense programs prior to his retirement in 2012.
Thomas was Catholic. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus where he was a Grand Knight and a Fourth Degree Navigator. He was involved in the Boy Scouts in North Carolina as a youth and as an adult in Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, and Virginia. He was a Vigil member in the Order of the Arrow and a recipient of the BSA Silver Beaver award.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife, Dixie Bonds Zum Brunnen; sons, Thomas Park Zum Brunnen, IV and Stephen Douglas Zum Brunnen and wife, Ann Patricia Zum Brunnen; sisters, Melanie Suggs and Janelle Mann; and grandsons, Zachary Nolan Zum Brunnen and Luke Amos Zum Brunnen.
The family will receive friends from 6-7 PM Tuesday (Mar 12) at Summersett Funeral Home.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 AM Wednesday (Mar 13) at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, officiated by Father John Eckert. Burial will follow at the U.S. National Cemetery, Statesville Blvd location.
Flowers are welcome or you can make a contribution to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758516, Topeka, KS 66675 or to St. Jude's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Summersett Funeral Home is serving the Zum Brunnen family. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.
The funeral mass will be live streamed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SHCCSalisbury
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Norm Coleman
January 2, 2025
I just learned of Tom´s passing. I worked with Tom at Lockheed. He was a joy to work with and be around. Tom´s enthusiasm was infectious and always brightened my day. We retired about the same time, and haven't had contact in many years, but his impact on me and others lives on. I still remember his big smile and helpful manner to this day. May he rest in peace. NormC
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