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Thomas Dawson Canby

Birth	:	25 Dec 1927 Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Death	:	May 2018 Glen Mills, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial	:	Woodside Cemetery, Ashton, Montgomery County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.1719700, -77.0081300
Description	:	Thomas Dawson Canby, 90, formerly of Glen Mills, son of George Rust Canby and Ann Elizabeth Dawson Canby passed away recently following a short illness. He is a descendant of Thomas Canby who settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania in 1682, and on his mother’s side, he is a descendent of Robert Peter, the first mayor of Georgetown, Washington DC. In the last phase of his life, the hospice and nursing staff commented on his calm and polite demeanor which was consistent with how he had lived his life. Tom grew up on the family farm in... Read More	Thomas Dawson Canby, 90, formerly of Glen Mills, son of George Rust Canby and Ann Elizabeth Dawson Canby passed away recently following a short illness. He is a descendant of Thomas Canby who settled in New Hope, Pennsylvania in 1682, and on his mother’s side, he is a descendent of Robert Peter, the first mayor of Georgetown, Washington DC. In the last phase of his life, the hospice and nursing staff commented on his calm and polite demeanor which was consistent with how he had lived his life. Tom grew up on the family farm in Montgomery County, Maryland. He was valedictorian of the 1946 class at Greenbrier Military School in West Virginia. In 1950, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science with honors from the Glenn L. Martin School of Engineering and Aeronautical Sciences at the University of Maryland. In June 1952, he graduated with a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Tom started his career with DuPont Nemours in Buffalo, New York. He was transferred to Memphis, Tennessee, and then to Baytown, Texas, prior to working many years in Wilmington, Delaware. After his retirement from DuPont in 1985, Tom and his wife Marge continued to reside near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Tom enjoyed life’s experiences during his retirement years. He participated actively in the Delaware Photographic Society and his pursuit of perfection resulted in many photos being recognized and received awards in juried contests. Tom’s love of photography also resulted in publication of a coffee table size book, Brown Bears at Brooks River. He greatly appreciated the photographic services provided by Colourworks in Wilmington, DE. Tom took additional award-winning photographs while soaring over volcanos in Hawaii in an ultralight plane. Another outstanding photographic experience was during Tom and Marge’s car trip across Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. He loved all water sports, including sailing, fishing and scuba diving. During a series of trips to Alaska, he loved to fish for salmon and was prepared to offer up his catch to any grizzly bear that wandered too close. He also enjoyed fishing for Halibut offshore from Alaska. At age 68, Tom earned his open-water scuba diving certification at the Cousteau Fiji Island Resort. His favorite diving expedition was in the Red Sea. Tom is survived by his son, Thomas Canby, Jr. and his wife Kate, and his daughter Mary Jean Goetz and her husband Bob. He is survived by grandchildren, Julia Canby-Rice, Rebecca Canby, Liz Raudzus-Canby, Sarah Goetz and Matthew Goetz; and nine great-grandchildren. Tom was married to Margaret Overbey for over 63 years before she died in 2014. His son Charles Canby passed away in 2007. Services will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Glen Mills, PA, on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. The committal will be the following day at Woodside Cemetery in Brighton, MD. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Tudor Place Historic House & Garden, Washington DC, , or SPCA Published in Daily Local News, West Chester, Chester County, Pa. on June 3, 2018

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Thomas Dawson Canby's memorial is located at: Woodside Cemetery, Ashton, Montgomery County, USA.
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Thomas Dawson Canby death on May 2018 in Glen Mills, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Latitude: 39.1719700
Longitude: -77.0081300

Family Members:

Parent

George Rust Canby Sr.

(1884 - 1970)

Ann Elizabeth Dawson Canby

(1896 - 1979)

Spouse

Margaret Katherine “Marge” Overbey Canby

(1932 - 2014)

Siblings

George Rust “Rusty” Canby Jr.

(1926 - 2013)

William Maulsby Canby

(1930 - 1994)

Children

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