Thomas J. Cogswell ’58

Thomas J. Cogswell ’58, of Macon, Ga.; Jul. 1, of cancer. Music played a major role in his life. At age seven he began playing the piano and later mastered the trumpet. He went on to play the trumpet in the Culver Military Marching Band. After college, he spent six years in the Illinois Air National Guard, where he played in the marching band as well. In 1974, he and his family moved to Coral Gables, Fla., where he became president of Dade Rigging Company. In 1985, he moved to Kiawah Island, S.C., and started a new business, Laser Imaging Products. There he learned the game of golf. He married Jane Thomas in 1996 and moved to Seabrook Island. He retired in 2006 to Callawassie Island, where he continued to play golf, served on the Callawassie Marketing Committee, and joined the choir at The Parish Church of St. Helena. The couple enjoyed traveling the world together, including visits to Alaska, South America, and Europe. At the end of 2022, they moved to Carlyle Place in Macon, and he joined the Choristers. He is survived by his wife, Jane; a daughter and son-in-law; a son; two stepchildren and their spouses; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.