In Memoriam: R. Tom Flahive
February 26, 1934 – January 31, 2018
Tom Flahive passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family. He was a local fixture in the sign business for over 50 years, and is the brother of CSA Executive Director Roy Flahive. After returning from the Korean War (sgt US Army), Tom went to work at Jacobson Neon as an employee, eventually becoming part owner. He then went on to work 22-years as VP/General Manager of California Neon Products (now called CNP Signs & Graphics). His last fifteen years has been spent as owner of Colonial Corner Medical Center.
Tom is survived by his wife of 64 years, Mary Beth; daughter Terry (David) Ortega; daughter Susan (Stan); son Tom (Kathy); 7 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; brothers Roy (Cheryl); Ralph (Carolyn); sister Bette (Roy Lee) Parris and extended family. Visitation is scheduled on Wed., Feb. 7th from 4-8pm at Featheringill Mortuary, 6322 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115. Mass will be celebrated on Thur., Feb. 8th, 10am at Blessed Sacrament Church, 4540 El Cerrito Dr, San Diego, CA 92115 with his burial following, 1:30pm at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery.
He will be missed by many.
Visitation
Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018
4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Featheringill Mortuary
1083 6322 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA
Funeral Mass
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018
10:00 AM
Blessed Sacrament Church
San Diego, CA
Teresa M. Young has been a consultant to entrepreneurs since 1986, in both retail and B2B sectors. In 1991, she became President of Sign Biz, Inc., a full-service business development company. Young sits on multiple boards, including as Past Chairwoman of both the International Sign Association (ISA) and California Sign Association. She is an accomplished code writer, web developer and contributor to the Git Repository. Young is also an in-demand speaker, engaging business owners with topical and powerful business insights and strategies in support of best business practices and modern marketing strategies under her MintyWorks and Coffee with T brands. 200 click-and-mortar enterprises were established under the Sign Biz business model with more than $19,000,000 worth of SBA-backed funding for these businesses.