Posted on 10/26/2018
Tobias W.T. Burnett (Dec. 9, 1938 - Oct. 21, 2018)
Tobias W.T. Burnett, age 79, of Murrysville died October 21, 2018 of complications from a heart attack. He was born on December 9, 1938. He went to the Naval Academy and received his Masters of Nuclear Engineering from the University of Virginia. He worked for most of his career with Westinghouse and as a consultant for Westinghouse until his death. He was a loving father that made the family needs his highest priority. He was the glue that held the family together and he will be missed. He was preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Caple Burnett, his sister, Lucille Burnett Garmon, his brother, John Ira Burnett, his father, Thomas Edison Burnett, and his mother Mary Margaret Miller Burnett. He is survived by his sister, Gertrude (Burnett) Riley of Front Royal, VA, his son, Charles E. Burnett (Gail West) of Oswego, IL; three daughters, Jacqueline Yvonne Snodgrass (Bill) of Butler, PA, Mary Suzanne Burnett of Washington, D.C., Susan Colleen Safford of Butler; a son in law, Ted Safford of Oak Hill, Florida; three grandsons, Nicholas Burnett of Aurora, IL and Alex and Noah Safford of Oak Hill, Florida; two granddaughters, Sarah Burnett of LeMars, Iowa and Valerie West of Oswego, Il and six great-grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by his ex-wife, Keren Coxe. A memorial service in celebration of his life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, his wishes were for donations to be made in his memory to “Doctors without Borders”.
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