Julian T. “Tom” Surber, Jr.
May 2, 1929 – April 20, 2022
Julian T. “Tom” Surber, 92, of Owings passed away April 20, 2022 at his home. Born May 2, 1929 in Ronceverte, WV, he was the son of Julian Thomas Surber, Sr. and Rebecca (Wimer) Surber. Tom was in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict and was employed as an Electrical Engineering Technician with the Department of Transportation up until his retirement in 1985.
Tom was preceded in death by his wife Lou Surber and sister Isabelle Geyer. He is survived by his children Sarah Surber MacMillian and her husband William of Glenwood, MD and Nancy Surber Gulli and her husband Daniel of Stafford, VA, and grandson Thomas Joseph Gulli of Stafford, VA.
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20 Oct 2022
2:35pm
Tom and I first met in 1962 when we both worked at the US Naval Oceanographic Office. Over the years we became very good friends, and even after he took a new job with the Maritime Administration, we remained in close contact. We spent a lot of time fishing on the Bay, golfing and playing cards at our weekly poker group. He was a tough competitor and a good player. Decades later, after we both retired, Tom would still visit us down in Marathon in the Florida Keys for some serious saltwater fishing. One year we decided to take Lou and Jeannette on a memorable, week-long boat cruise from San Francisco down to southern tip of Baja, Mexico. Many years later, when visiting our new granddaughter in Annapolis, we would always stay with Tom and Lou in their home in Owings that he had built by himself. He was good at that sort of thing, building houses, boats and stuff. We will miss him greatly. – Alex and Jeannette Haynes, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
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Tom and I first met in 1962 when we both worked at the US Naval Oceanographic Office. Over the years we became very good friends, and even after he took a new job with the Maritime Administration, we remained in close contact. We spent a lot of time fishing on the Bay, golfing and playing cards at our weekly poker group. He was a tough competitor and a good player. Decades later, after we both retired, Tom would still visit us down in Marathon in the Florida Keys for some serious saltwater fishing. One year we decided to take Lou and Jeannette on a memorable, week-long boat cruise from San Francisco down to southern tip of Baja, Mexico. Many years later, when visiting our new granddaughter in Annapolis, we would always stay with Tom and Lou in their home in Owings that he had built by himself. He was good at that sort of thing, building houses, boats and stuff. We will miss him greatly. – Alex and Jeannette Haynes, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.