Thomas Jeffrey Vandergrift
June 25, 1957 - January 07, 2025
Thomas Jeffrey Vandergrift
Age 67, of McCandless, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Born June 25, 1957, son of the late Thomas Joseph and Phyllis Ewing Vandergrift.
Husband of JoAnn (“Joni”) Vandergrift; father of Kelli (Ian) Lauer, and Kristi (Rob) Seethaler; Grandfather (or, as he liked to be called, “Vanpa”) of Aria Lauer and Lyla Seethaler; brother of Nancy (Dave) Hart, and Linda (Mark) Cyphers; nephew of Nancy Ewing.
Tom is also survived by many loving relatives and friends.
Tom was a proud graduate of Central Catholic High School and Penn State University. He was an avid fan of Penn State and Pittsburgh Sports. He enjoyed traveling to places such as Aruba, Hilton Head, and Las Vegas. One of his favorite trips was to go to Ireland to watch Penn State football. He loved meeting new people, telling stories and jokes, and sharing his favorite pictures.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made in Tom’s name to The Penn State Thon
In accordance with Tom’s wishes, a celebration of life will be announced and held at a later date.
Professional arrangements are entrusted to Devlin Funeral Home of Cranberry Township
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Tom and I started in the Railroad industry around the same time 40 plus years ago. He was a true gentleman to me from the beginning encouraging a woman in the industry to succeed. He was very knowledgeable, respected by his peers and well liked in our industry. His love of family was always reflected in his smile and stories. My sincerest condolences to your family as you share and reflect on his beautiful life.
Tom was always fun to play golf with. He always stopped when he heard a train whistle.
I had the pleasure of knowing Tom for many years in the Railroad industry. Finding out of his passing while at the NRC conference this week while surrounded by many colleagues was a shock to all of us. Life every day. Keep telling us jokes and stories from Heaven Tom.
I worked with Tom for many years at Birmingham Rail. He will be deeply missed by all. Prayers for all.of his family..
When the Lord calls our loved ones home, he leaves a gift of memories in exchange. Jo Ann, I worked as President at Bham Rail with Tom. In fact, you, Tom, Brent and I had dinner together at a very nice restaurant about 6 years ago and we laughed about having the same name. Please know how very sorry I am. Sincerely, Jo Ann Cary
My sincere condolences to all members of Tom’s family at this most difficult time. You are all in my thoughts and prayers. I graduated from Central Catholic in ’75 with Tom and we played softball against each other in the early 80’s. He was a good friend and I have many great memories thru the years. May he rest in peace.
RIP Tom. Going to miss you Pal and our trips with you and Joni to Riviera Maya! Had a ton of laughs, fun and some serious discussions as well thrown in over the years.
RIP TOM.
Joann , Kelli, Kristi and family, George and I are sending our deepest sympathies to you at this time. We always had so much fun with him when we were together. Watching the sun sets while we were with him in Aruba was always fun. Those were fun times together. He always had the smile and was so happy. He made our vacations so fun . Rest in peace Tom. We send our prayers and our condolences. May God give all of you strength as you face this difficult time. With love, George and Carole
You have my deepest sympathy for your family.
Tom was a good friend and business associate. He will be missed.
Tom was a good friend with a great sense of humor. He will be sorely missed. I will remember him fondly.
Tom, from the first time we met at Central’s Freshmen Orientation in ’71 I knew we were gonna be fast friends…..we both had/have a warped sense of humor……through all the years, no matter where our travels took us it always seemed that our paths were bound to cross time & time again……I will miss our occasional beers & ball games at the “Taffel” my friend……rest easy, we have the watch.
So very sorry for your loss. Many memories over the years during my employment at LB Foster and years after. Many laughs which I will always remember. My prayers to Tom’s family. 🙏🙏