Dr. Thomas J. Hipp, son of Norbert J. and Loretta C. Hipp, was released from his struggles with two cancers to God. Born in 1943, he died Dec 1, 2022.  Left to love and remember him are his wife of 54 years, Lynne, two sons and their families, Kevin T. and wife, Mary (children Brian, Katie, and Molly) of Verona, NJ, and COL Sean J. and wife, Christine (children Ian, Hannah, and Aimee) of San Antonio, TX, his beloved siblings, Col.Gerald T. Hipp, Ret., (Ann) (Savannah, GA) and Anne Hipp, (Blue Bell, PA) cousins Maureen Bilder O'Connell (Ed) and Megan Bilder Palermo (Bob), and John Bilder, DDS., and nieces and nephews.

A LaSalle College High School 1961 graduate, he went on to Mt. St. Mary's College and the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. From there, he trained in Pediatrics at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children for three years which included the position of Chief Resident. Tom then served in the US Army for three years during the Vietnam War.

His passion was Pennridge Pediatrics, where he practiced with beloved partners for 45 years, retiring at age 76. Working with children and their families was a joy for him. During that time, he was Chief of Pediatrics at Grand View Hospital for years, then on the Board of GVH for 20-plus years, serving 9 years as Chairman of the Board. He was the first doctor to hold that position.

Should you be so inclined, remember Tom when you donate to any children's charity, research in Multiple Myeloma , Prostate Cancer or Grand View Health Foundation .

Funeral Mass will be at St. Maria Goretti, 1601 Derstine Road, Hatfield, PA 19440.  Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 am and Mass at 11:00 am on December 27, 2022. Mass will be live streamed on the St. Maria Goretti facebook .