Thomas Michael Palmieri

March 14, 1943 - September 3, 2024

Thomas Michael Palmieri died Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at home in Woodbridge, Virginia. He was 81 years old.

Tom was born March 14, 1943, in Irvington, New Jersey, where he spent his youth. He graduated from St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, NJ, and received his BA in physics from Rutgers, Newark.

In 1965 he married his high school sweetheart, Pasqualin (Patricia) Torsiello, and the two headed to the University of Wisconsin where Tom completed a Ph.D. in Physics.

Tom did research and published papers on x-ray astronomy. He worked at various government labs in California and New Mexico and spent a year at the research lab in Saclay, France, where he especially enjoyed the long lunch breaks.

Tom spent his later career working for the federal government at the Office of Management and Budget, and then at the Department of Energy in DC and finally in Los Alamos, NM.

He enjoyed his retirement-years travelling, reading history, listening to classical music, attending operas and plays, and explaining scientific issues to his family and friends.

He will be sorely missed by his wife, Pasqualin, who has loved him for more than the 59 years she was married to him, his daughter Cristina and her wife Heather, his son Thomas, his grandchild Ceciliana, his brother Michael and his wife Susan and many cousins and friends.

Thomas Michael Palmieri died Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at home in Woodbridge, Virginia. He was 81 years old. Tom was born March 14, 1943, in Irvington, New Jersey, where he spent his youth. He graduated from St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, NJ, and received his BA in physics from Rutgers, Newark. In 1965 heContinue Reading

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I am so sorry to hear of your loss. I have enjoyed our visits together as we walked together on Tree House Dr. in Lake Ridge.

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It was an honor and pleasure meeting Tom the hand full of times we visited after hearing about his brilliance and great sense of humor. I was instantly taken by his kind eyes and his wonderful smile, there was something Fonda like about him. That first meeting, I took joy in banter over cookies and tea at the kitchen table as well as listening to he and his family reminisce. The tight knit love was felt. I was grateful for the kindness extended to me. Tom will live on in the hearts of even those like me who only had limited time with him. A man admired and adored, rest in peace Tom. Sending my deepest condolences to his beautiful family.

We are so sorry for your loss. We have seen how beautifully close and connected you are as a family, at the beach in Wilmington, and the last few years in your house. I have memories of Tom building sand sculptures, while Hailey watched in fascination (and happily followed him inside when he was done with the beach!) I picture Tom dancing so happily with Pat and with Crissy at Crissy and Heather’s wedding, and listening raptly as Ceciliana sang the next day. So incredible to have that love and closeness, and all the more it hurts now. We are sending hugs and love.

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