Tom Burrows, 75, passed away on August 15th at his home in Jensen Beach, Florida surrounded by loved ones and his pets.

He was born in Canton, Illinois and was the second son of Vivian and Ivan Burrows.

Tom is survived by Susan, his wife of twenty years; his two sons, Scott, of Stuart, Florida, and Mark and his wife, Dawn, of Palm City, Florida; his daughter, Heidi Shea and her husband, Eric, of Stuart; three stepchildren, Nancy Jesse and her husband, Chris, of Winter Haven, Florida, Patty Palumbo and her husband, Lenny, of Sanford, Florida, and Bob Totilas and his wife, Jessie, of Jensen Beach. Tom has ten grandchildren; Samantha, Krista, Meghan, Daniel, Christopher, Amber, Wiley, Bodie, Corinne, and Nickolas. He is also survived by his Uncle Jim Greenwell, of Quincy, Illinois; and his brother Bud and his wife, Sue, of Stuart.

Tom was a certified Agronomist Turfgrass Specialist. From 1988-2009 he serviced over 200 golf courses annually in Florida, the Midwest, and Southeast Asia. He was a Penn State graduate.

His career in the golf industry included fourteen years (1974-1988) as the Golf Course Superintendent at Turtle Creek Country Club, the Director of Properties at Mariners Sands Country Club from 1972-1974, Director of Properties at Playboy Resort in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin and Great Gorge, New Jersey from 1967-1972, and Golf Course Superintendent from 1961-1967 at Glencoe Golf Club in Glencoe, Illinois.

He was involved in numerous organizations. For nine years he was on the Board of Directors for Brookside Laboratories serving as Vice Chairman and Recipient of their "Hall of Fame" award in 2006.

He was a member of the Musser International Turfgrass Foundation, serving on the Board of Directors for twenty-six years, and Vice President of the organization for twenty years. He was co-founder of the Penn State Turfgrass Alumni Association in 1969 and it's second President.

For fifty-seven years he was active in the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.

From 1956-1963 he was a Staff Sergeant in the Army National Guard.

Tom was an avid golfer, outdoorsman, history buff, and animal lover. He enjoyed traveling, fishing, cooking Chinese food, and building or repairing almost anything.
He was dedicated to his family, friends, and pets. He impacted many lives.

Tom is loved by many, respected by all, and will be sorely missed. His was a life well lived.

A Visitation will be held on Friday, August 21, 2015 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Treasure Coast Seawinds Funeral Home and Crematory, 950 SE Monterey Road, Stuart, Florida, where a Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, August 22nd at 10:00 am. Interment will follow the ceremony at Forest Hill Memorial Park in Palm City.

Contributions as a memorial may be made to Operation 300, PO Box #3, Port Salerno, Florida 34992.

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