ADIOS TO ONE OF THE LAST OF THE OLD-TIME NEWSPAPER MEN
Personal Health Update – Tom Tiede
October 4th, 2016 | Author: Tom Tiede
Due to a temporary disability that came on suddenly, Tom Tiede will not be on this blog for several weeks. Thoughts and prayers are with him for a speedy recovery.
Tom Robert Tiede
Nov 2, 2016
Tom Robert Tiede, 78 of Norwood,VA died Wednesday October 26, 2016 at his residence.
Born February 24, 1937 in South Dakota a son of the late Leslie Albert Tiede and Rose Allen Tiede.
Tom was a National, foreign and war correspondent for NEA, a Scripps-Howard syndicate. A newspaper owner in Georgia and a newspaper publisher in California and Utah as well as a newspaper editor in Montana, Washington State and North Carolina and an Antiquarian book store owner in Virginia as well.
He traveled something in the vicinity of two million miles, reporting from nearly 100 countries. He was a book publisher of many books including but not limited to; Your men at War, a collection of Vietnam columns; Coward, a war novel; Calley, Soldier or Killer?, and account of the My Lai Massacre; Welcome to Washington, Mr. Withersoon, a novel; The Great American Whale Rescue, an account of a trapped whale in California, 1982; American Tapestry, Eyewitness Account of the Twentieth Century; The Man Who Discovered Pluto; Self-Help Nation and a review of America's myopic belief in personal perfection.
He received many awards including the National Headliners Award, for domestic reports; Ernie Pyle Memorial Award, for war coverage; numerous state, regional and private organization awards, including Freedom Foundation's George Washington Medal. He was listed in Who's Who in the World (Marquis) since its inception in 1990; Who's Who in America (Marquis) since 1968 and many others. In his Arts he was once a member of a board of consultants, Norman Rockwell Museum; painter: lecturer on news and events. He was involved in works and papers collected by the Special Archives Division of Mugar Library at Boston University. The library's Twentieth Century Archives included materials from scores of literary people from around the world. He was a present or former member of the Society of Professional Journalists , Overseas Press Club, Senate Press Gallery, White House Press Association and numerous civic organizations.
He is survived by his daughter Kristina Anne Montoya and his son Thomas Patrick Tiede.
All services were private and was under the direction of Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel of Lovingston,VA.
Personal Health Update – Tom Tiede
October 4th, 2016 | Author: Tom Tiede
Due to a temporary disability that came on suddenly, Tom Tiede will not be on this blog for several weeks. Thoughts and prayers are with him for a speedy recovery.
Tom Robert Tiede
Nov 2, 2016
Tom Robert Tiede, 78 of Norwood,VA died Wednesday October 26, 2016 at his residence.
Born February 24, 1937 in South Dakota a son of the late Leslie Albert Tiede and Rose Allen Tiede.
Tom was a National, foreign and war correspondent for NEA, a Scripps-Howard syndicate. A newspaper owner in Georgia and a newspaper publisher in California and Utah as well as a newspaper editor in Montana, Washington State and North Carolina and an Antiquarian book store owner in Virginia as well.
He traveled something in the vicinity of two million miles, reporting from nearly 100 countries. He was a book publisher of many books including but not limited to; Your men at War, a collection of Vietnam columns; Coward, a war novel; Calley, Soldier or Killer?, and account of the My Lai Massacre; Welcome to Washington, Mr. Withersoon, a novel; The Great American Whale Rescue, an account of a trapped whale in California, 1982; American Tapestry, Eyewitness Account of the Twentieth Century; The Man Who Discovered Pluto; Self-Help Nation and a review of America's myopic belief in personal perfection.
He received many awards including the National Headliners Award, for domestic reports; Ernie Pyle Memorial Award, for war coverage; numerous state, regional and private organization awards, including Freedom Foundation's George Washington Medal. He was listed in Who's Who in the World (Marquis) since its inception in 1990; Who's Who in America (Marquis) since 1968 and many others. In his Arts he was once a member of a board of consultants, Norman Rockwell Museum; painter: lecturer on news and events. He was involved in works and papers collected by the Special Archives Division of Mugar Library at Boston University. The library's Twentieth Century Archives included materials from scores of literary people from around the world. He was a present or former member of the Society of Professional Journalists , Overseas Press Club, Senate Press Gallery, White House Press Association and numerous civic organizations.
He is survived by his daughter Kristina Anne Montoya and his son Thomas Patrick Tiede.
All services were private and was under the direction of Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel of Lovingston,VA.