Thomas Ievers Hannold, 76, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, at Mary Washington Hospital of pneumonia.
Born Aug. 19, 1929, in Falls Church, he was a former resident of Cape Coral, Fla. In 1998, he moved to Heartfields Assisted Living, Fredericksburg, and in 2004 he moved to Heritage Hall Nursing Home, King George.
He completed OTS and served as a lieutenant in the Army Reserve. He was employed for many years as an engineer, and worked to develop and test bombs and explosives.
He was an avid private pilot and flew his biplane out of the Warrenton airport. In the '90s he built and tested his own ultralight plane. A scuba-diving enthusiast, Tom traveled the world searching for treasure and filming his underwater adventures. He loved the water and boating in Cape Coral.
Tom's first wife, Dorothy "Dottie" MaCauslin, died of cancer. In 1991 he married his second wife, Margaret J. Hunter "Peggy" Hannold, who died in 1997 of amyloidosis. He supported and cared for both Dottie and then Peggy valiantly and lovingly. Tom lived for many years with Parkinson's disease and diabetes, meeting every challenge with great courage and perseverance.
Tom's wishes are to be cremated and his ashes spread over the Gulf of Mexico.
Tom was a loving and devoted husband and a wonderful, patient and kind father to his nephew, his niece and his five stepchildren. Tom is survived by his sister, Miriam Hubbard; a nephew, John Hannold and his children, John Paul Hannold and Jessica Hannold; a niece, Terri Hannold; and his loving stepchildren by Margaret J. Hunter Hannold, Mark T. Hunter, Gwendolyn Ann White, Charles Edward Hunter, III, Julie Ann Rutledge and Elizabeth Annette Lansing.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Thomas Hannold to the Parkinson's Disease Foundation at 833 West Washington Blvd., Chicago, Ill. 60607.