Thomas “Tom” Andrew Reid Sr., 82, of Pasadena passed away on April 11, 2016. He was born on October 23, 1933 in Sheffield, Alabama to Ava Louis Reid and Aleevia Garrison Reid. Tom was preceded in death by Kenneth, Alva Louis Reid Jr., John Arthur Reid and both parents. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Mable Hodge Reid; children Andy, Bill, and Robin; siblings Alice Reid Harrison, Louise Reid Cox, Lawrence Harry Reid and wife Wynelle; and numerous other family members and friends. He will greatly be missed. Tom was a chemical engineer and graduated with a B.S. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1956. Tom worked at Phillips Petroleum Company from June 1956- September 1992, including Phillips Petroleum Singapore Chemicals from June 1981 thru August 1987 as a plant manager. He received the Life Time Achievement Award from Phillips Petroleum in 1999. This was in honor of the work he did in manufacturing. He also enlisted in the Army in 1957 for 6 months active duty and was 6 years reserve. Tom did consulting work until 1996 when he went to work with PAK Core Group (Phillips Kellogg/Brown and Root) until December 2003. He was a team member with the startup team at Shanghai Golden Phillips Plant in Jinshan,Wee China in 1998. Also he was a member of the startup team with Qatar Chemical from 2002-2003. Tom took his second retirement in December 2003. He was a volunteer and Scout Master of the Boy Scouts of America. Tom was a volunteer in Little League, Pee Wee Baseball and Gideons International. Tom was a Licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Visitation will be held at Grand View Funeral Home on Friday, April 15, 2016 from 6:00 P.M.-8:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at Grand View Funeral Home at 2:00 P.M., with interment to follow at Grand View Memorial Park.
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