Thomas Royster ("Tom") Harvey CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Tom Harvey (affectionately known as "Buddy" to many family and friends), cherished husband, father, uncle and grandfather, died at his home in Charlottesville, VA on September 26, 2016. He was 72-years-old. Tom is survived by his children: daughter, Laura Franks (Jim) of Dallas, TX; son, Wynne Harvey (Stacia) of Houston, TX; stepson, Cory Fellows (Katie) of Scarborough, ME; and stepson, Eric Fellow (Tammy) of Scottsdale, AZ. He had nine grandchildren: Kathryn and Emerson Franks of Dallas; Charlie, Teddy and Owen Fellows of Scarborough; and Tyler, Jacob, Logan and Brody Fellows of Scottsdale. He is also survived by niece, Beth Dolan; nephews, John Harvey Floyd and David Floyd; and brother-in-law, Johnny Floyd. Tom is preceded in death by his wife, Carol Fellows Harvey, who died in July of this year. He is also preceded in death by his parents, Albert Wynne Harvey and Kathryn Randolph Royster Harvey; his sisters, Kathryn (Bebe) Harvey Higgins and Jackie Harvey Floyd; his brother-in-law, Fred Higgins; and nephew, John Higgins. Tom was born February 28, 1944 in Camp Cooke, Santa Barbara County, CA, while his father was stationed there during WWII. He, his parents, and his two sisters lived in several states growing up due to his father's military service, calling Lynchburg, VA their home. He graduated from Gainesville High School in Gainesville, FL in 1962, and entered into the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). He graduated from VMI in 1966 with a degree in Electrical Engineering, and in 1972 he earned a Masters in Astronautics. After graduating from VMI, Tom spent 21 years in service to our country in the United States Air Force. Tom loved to fly more than anything. During his career as a pilot both in the military and commercially afterwards, he flew T-37's, T-38's, F-100's, C-141's and L-1011's. He served as a Chief of Satellite Operations for DOD satellites, was an operations officer for the 41st Military Airlift Squadron, and was the Ops Officer for Airlift Control for the Military Airlift Command (MAC) with worldwide deployments. He received multiple medals, including a bronze star for his service in Granada, a meritorious service medal and commendation medal during his service. Tom retired as a Major from the U.S. Air Force in 1987, but continued his flying career with Eastern Airlines and Carnival Air Line (out of the Dominican Republic) for several years. After moving all over the country during his career (Texas, Delaware, Ohio, California, South Carolina, and New York), Tom and his wife Carol moved to Charlottesville, VA as retirees in 2000. In Charlottesville, Tom became very active in his Dunlora neighborhood association, serving as president and actively playing a part in the improvement of neighborhood services and hiking trails. Tom was also very active in, and dearly loved, his local chapter of MOAA (Military Officers Association of America), and stayed very active in the chapter up until his death, serving a key role in helping to produce the annual MOAA picnic in September of this year. He dearly loved his military friends, and kept up with many old friends throughout his life. In April of this year, he attended his VMI 50th reunion, and took great joy in reconnecting and marching with his "brother rats". Tom ("Buddy") was loved by many family and friends. He was quite stubborn yet sensitive; a penny pincher yet generous with memories; and a traditionally strict military officer, yet soft at his core. He kept lists of absolutely everything, and wrote the longest notes on greeting cards that you could ever read (often writing "practice" notes on scraps of paper before writing in the card). His Christmas letters were long and full of details about everyone in his family. He loved long hugs and late-night storytelling. He spoiled his various animals throughout the years (mostly dogs and cats but also a few bunnies), and cherished time playing, rough-housing with, and bonding with his grandkids. Tom loved people, and people loved him. He will be missed. Tom will be laid to rest with his beloved wife Carol at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date still to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the VMI Foundation; Neikirk Hall, 304 Letcher Avenue, PO Box 932, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, VA 24450. 1-800-444-1839. www.vmi.edu/foundation. give@vmiaa.org.