Obituary of Thomas Edward Petroski

Dateline: Mount Pleasant, SC

Thomas (Tom) Edward Petroski, 69, died peacefully at his Mount Pleasant, SC home on August 21, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Mr. Petroski was born October 10, 1949, in Schenectady, NY to the late Edward J. and Florence M. (nee: Urys) Petroski of Glenville, NY. Tom graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in Schenectady in 1967 and served honorably in the US Army and Air National Guard. He worked for the State of New York Department of Transportation for 34 years.

Tom was an accomplished artist, enjoyed playing guitar, fishing, and maintaining his beautifully landscaped home.

He is survived by his wife of 22 years, Patricia Cohen of Mount Pleasant, SC; his daughter Jennifer Emerich and grandchildren Austen and Skyler of Hernando, FL; his step-son Andrew Cohen and his wife Kelley and their son Jonathan of Round-Rock, TX; his mother Florence Petroski of Glenville, NY; sister Patricia Singer and her spouse Al Singer of Glenville, NY; brother Michael Petroski and his spouse Lisa Petroski of Glenville, NY; niece Elizabeth Petroski, nephew Joseph Petroski, and niece Emily Petroski all of Glenville, NY.

Graveside services for Thomas will be held on Friday, September 6,2019 at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, 100 Kings Rd, Schenectady, NY at 1pm. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions in Tom’s name may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude PL Memphis TN 38105. Online condolences www.glenvillefuneralhome.com