Age 83, of Scott Twp, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Dear husband of 62 years to Kathryn (Umbach) Trebilcock; son of the late E.T. and Ruth (Glass) Trebilcock; loving father to Amy Quinlan, Ellen (Greg) Jordan, Thomas F. (Christine) Trebilcock. Brother of Terry Trebilcock and the late Nancy Sobona; grandfather of Nial Quinlan, Emma Jordan, Audrey Jordan, Trey Trebilcock. Tom was born in Salem, Ohio on Oct. 4, 1933. He met his wife, Kathryn, while in the fourth grade at Salem's Fourth Street School. Last month they celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary.
Tom graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in architecture in 1957 and went on to co-found Williams Trebilcock Whitehead Architects (later known as WTW Architects.) Tom had a passion for architecture, designing some of the most distinguished buildings in the region, including the University of Pittsburgh's William Pitt Union, the Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Parish in Robinson Township and Mobay ( now Bayer) among many others.
He was a member of the Rosslyn Farms borough council for over 30 years and president of the council for 20 years. He and his wife were long time members of First Lutheran Church of Pittsburgh. They enjoyed membership at Chartiers Country Club and Moorings Country Club of Naples, Florida. Tom was a member of AIA, The American Institute of Architects. He enjoyed spending time with his family, traveling and golfing with his wife, relaxing on the beach, landscaping, and woodworking.
Friends welcome 4-8pm, Friday, William Slater II Funeral Service (412-563-2800) 1650 Greentree Rd, Scott Twp. Funeral Service 2:00pm, Saturday, in First Lutheran Church, 615 Grant St, Pgh, PA, 15219.