Thomas R. "Tom" Posney

Thomas R. “Tom” Posney, Age 71, of Billerica, MA, formerly of Natrona Heights, PA passed away Friday, August 6 after a brief illness. He was employed by Standard Electric, a division of US Electric Inc. as a Senior Commercial-Industrial Contract Specialist.

Tom was a 1968 graduate of Har-Brack High School and was a graduate of St. Vincent College, class of 1972. He took many educational courses, including the Wholesale Executive Management Program at Ohio State University.

He started his career at the family business, Posney Electric and spent 15 years at Allied Electric before joining Standard Electric where he worked for over 25 years.

Tom especially enjoyed traveling all the New England states with his wife Marilynn, was an avid music lover and a licensed Ham Radio operator for over 50 years. He enjoyed spending time with his dog Belle.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Marilynn A. (Duster) Posney of Billerica, MA, formerly of Tarentum, PA; his brother, James (Jane Ann) Posney of Natrona Heights, PA; his niece, Kayla Posney and her companion, Regis Loeser of McCandless Township, PA and nephew Camden (Emily) Posney, of Brackenridge. His extended family, J. Rodney duster and his Fiance, Deborah Stephenson of Natrona Heights, PA, R. Gary Duster (Marie) of Freeport, PA; D. Kathlynn (Richard) Glogowski of Lower Burrell, PA and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Thomas A. and Wilma (Kuchta) Posney and his sister, Linda (Ron) Spinelli.

Funeral arrangements will be private. Memorial contributions may be made in Tom’s name to your local animal shelter or the Jimmyfund.org   Arrangements under the care of the Sweeney Memorial Funeral Home, Billerica, MA www.sweeneymemorialfh.com; and the Duster Funeral Home, Inc. 347 E 10^th Ave, Tarentum, PA 15084, 724-224-1526. VISIT: dusterfh.com