Thomas J Forlini

Thomas (Tom) Forlini lived most of his life in northern Virginia. He earned both a Bachelors and Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. During his time at Virginia Tech, Tom was a proud member of the Marching Virginians band and continued participating in annual alumni band events throughout his life.

Tom was a career mechanical engineer working at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Carderock for the Department of the Navy until his retirement in 2014. For the past fourteen years, Tom served as president of the Penderbrook Square condo board and was also a representative on the Penderbrook Community Association board.

Tom was an avid hiker and swimmer who enjoyed visiting and hiking through the many civil war battlefields surrounding the Washington DC area. Tom was also a huge baseball fan who enjoyed seeing the Washington Nationals play, but only if he could find a reasonably-priced ticket.

Tom spent much of his time with his family and many, many friends, including his neighbors, his Marching Virginians alumni friends, and his local pool “crew.”

Tom was the son of the late John B. Forlini and Anna Louise Forlini; brother of Louis J. (Betty) and Walter J. (Angela); uncle of Tony (Kelsey) and Alex; and great-uncle of Anna. He is also survived by other relatives and friends.

Friends and family are invited to gather at the Penderbrook Community Club House, 3704 Golf Trail Lane, Fairfax, VA on Friday, February 21, 2025 from 5:00 p.m. with a memorial at 7:00 p.m. An on-demand replay of Tom's memorial may be viewed here: https://evt.live/tom-forlini

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, March 8, at 10:00 a.m., at Sacred Heart Church, 1600 Brinton Road, Pittsburgh, PA. Interment following at All Saints Cemetery & Mausoleum, 1560 Brinton Road, Pittsburgh, PA. An on-demand replay of Tom's burial mass may be viewed here: https://evt.live/tom-forlini-mass

The family asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation at https://curecca.link/TomForlini or to the Virginia Tech Marching Virginians Annual Fund at https://giving.adv.vt.edu/gift?fund=881831. (The Marching Virginians should be pre-filled for you. Once you press "Add this gift to your cart" on the VA Tech giving page, you'll see an option at the bottom to make your gift "in memory of." Please use the email address tom@forlini.org if you would like the family to acknowledge your gift.)