Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Richard A. TILGHMAN
State Senator Richard A. Tilghman of Bryn Mawr Former State Senator Richard A. “Dick” Tilghman died on February 23, 2017, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He was 96. Senator Tilghman was born in Manchester, England on March 8, 1920, the son of Benjamin Chew Tilghman and Eliza Middleton Tilghman. He attended St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire and graduated from Fountain Valley School in Colorado and Princeton University (’43). He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and was involved in the battle for Iwo Jima where he was awarded a Silver Star. Senator Tilghman worked for Smith Barney & Co., the General Coal Company and Contour Manufacturing Company before turning to politics. He was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1967 and to the State Senate in 1969 where he served for 32 years, serving as Chairman of the Appropriations Committee from 1974 to 2001. As a strong advocate for veterans organizations, Senator Tilghman supported state appropriations for the construction of the Pennsylvania Veterans Memorial at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Lebanon County. He sponsored legislation in 1999, allocating $2 million as Pennsylvania’s share in helping to establish a national World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. Senator Tilghman was instrumental in improving the quality of life for the residents of the Southeastern Veterans Center by securing state funding for rehabilitation of modular housing units and a new boiler plant as well as the dietary facility now bearing his name. To acknowledge his contributions, in 2000 Senator Tilghman was inducted into the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Hall of Fame and was presented with the Pennsylvania Meritorious Service Medal for his “distinguished record of support for veterans’ programs and benefits while ensuring fiscal prudence in the expenditure of public funds.” Senator Tilghman was also instrumental in securing funding for breast cancer screening and related women’s health issues and was the driving force behind securing funding for community services for persons with disabilities and their aging parents. He also introduced legislation in 1993 to amend the College and University Security Information Act to require college campus security departments to maintain daily logs of incidents and to require the logs to be public record and available to students and parents. Dick enjoyed sailing in the Chesapeake Bay with his family on his 40’ schooner “Gallant” which he had built in 1966. His home on Gatcombe Lane in Bryn Mawr often had “baggywrinkle” being made for Gallant hanging between the columns of the porch. Senator Tilghman served on the Chesapeake Bay Commission and was a member of the State in Schuylkill (the “Fish House”), Gulph Mills Golf Club, Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia, the Fifth Marine Division Association and The Union League of Philadelphia. Senator Tilghman is survived by his wife of 73 years, Diana Disston, and three sons, Richard, Jr. (Mary), Edward (Peggy) and John (Diane), seven grandchildren: Richard, III (Deborah), Lindley (John Pless), Sarah (Adam Himebauch), Edward, Jr. (Ami), Tench (Liz), Laura (Hugo Ortiz) and Caroline and twelve great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Southeastern Veterans Center Resident Welfare Fund (donate.dmva.pa.gov) or National MS Society (nationalmssociety.org/donate). A memorial service is planned for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 29, 2017, at the Church of the Redeemer, 230 Pennswood Road, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 19010 (610-525-2486). Stuard FH - Ardmore Since 1822
Published in Main Line Media News on Mar. 12, 2017
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