OBIT: Thomas Ray HILLEGAS, 2008, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  HILLEGAS, Thomas Ray 01/28/08  Daily American
  
   Thomas Ray Hillegas, 51, Bridgeport, W.Va., died Jan. 26, 2008, while skiing with his
  son, Brady at Blue Knob Ski Resort. He was born March 5, 1956, in Berlin, the son of the
  late Ralph and Ruth Hillegas. Survived by his wife of 25 years, Nancy Thom Hillegas and
  his four children, Zachary and Michaela, who are students at Grove City College in
  Pennsylvania, Kelsey, who attends Bridgeport High School, and Brady, who is a
  fourth-grader at Johnson Elementary. Also survived by one brother and sister-in-law,
  Barry and Susan Hillegas of Englewood, Colo.; a stepmother, Ruth Jury Hillegas of Berlin;
  his father and mother-in-law, Robert and Joan Thom of Cumberland, Md.; a brother and
  sister-in-law, David and Janice Thom of Cumberland, Md.; a sister and brother-in-law,
  Pam and Ken McKenzie, Cumberland, Md.; and several nieces and nephews. Tom was employed
  as a project manager for March-Westin Company in Morgantown. He was a 1974 graduate of
  Berlin Brothersvalley High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree in civil
  engineering from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. He was a member of the
  Bridgeport United Methodist Church, an active member with the Republican Party, and a
  regular contributor to the Clarksburg Mission. He also worked for more than 30 years as a
  member of the Blue Knob Ski Patrol. Tom was a devoted family man who enjoyed hunting and
  fishing and spending time with friends and family at Oral Lake. Friends will be received
  at the Bridgeport United Methodist Church, 251 Worthington Drive, Bridgeport, W.Va., from
  12 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday. A celebration of life will be
  held at 11 a.m., Thursday, with the Rev. Steven E. Dorsey presiding. The interment will
  follow in the Bridgeport Cemetery, Bridgeport, W.Va. In lieu of flowers, send memorial
  contributions to: The Hillegas Children Education Fund, c/o Huntington Bank, 1226 W. Main
  St., Bridgeport, WV 26330. Condolences may be extended to the family at
  www.fordfuneralhomes.com. The Hillegas family has entrusted the care and arrangements to
  the Ford Funeral Home, 215 E. Main St., Bridgeport, WV 26330.