Troy McQueen

Obituary of Troy Marshall McQueen

Troy Marshall McQueen, age 85, died peacefully in his sleep on December 15, 2018.  He was born in Slidell, LA to the late Van McQueen and Mamie Polk McQueen.  He had three older siblings, William, James, and Harold, now deceased.

After earning a degree from LSU in architectural engineering, Troy served in the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army, stationed in Italy.  He returned to LSU and earned a degree in civil engineering, then attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he earned a master’s degree in Urban-Environmental Studies.  He later completed all necessary course work for a PHD.

Though his career goal was to become an architect, through a strange set of circumstances, he began teaching at LSU and found it fulfilling. He relished the year he served as a visiting professor at Harvard.  After retiring from LSU, he accepted a position at Tuskegee University. In 2006, he relocated to Columbia and returned to teaching but this time taught math to elementary students at Jubilee Academy.

The first thing Troy would tell a person he just met was that he was from Louisiana.  He loved all things about his native state.  He was a voracious reader and amassed a huge library and was fascinated with antique printing presses and wood type. He served briefly as president of the National Amateur Printing Association. His favorite activities were attending church at Shandon Baptist, enjoying and teaching classes at Shepherd’s Center of Columbia, and swapping tales with his coffee-drinking buddies.

Troy is survived by his wife, Eunice Sabo; son, Troy M. McQueen, Jr. (Amanda); and grandsons, Lincoln and Bennett of Wetumpka, AL; and two step daughters, Melony Bradley of Hilton Head Island, SC and Tracy Sabo of Anchorage, AK. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.  He will be dearly missed.

A memorial service will be held at Shandon Baptist Church on January 4, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.  Interment will follow in Ft. Jackson National Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Shepherd’s Center of Columbia, 3401 Trenholm Rd., Columbia, SC 29204.

Thompson Funeral Home at Greenlawn Memorial Park is assisting the family.

Friday
4
January

Visitation Prior to the Service

10:00 am - 11:00 am
Friday, January 4, 2019
Shandon Baptist Church
5250 Forest Drive
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Friday
4
January

Memorial Service

11:00 am
Friday, January 4, 2019
Shandon Baptist Church
5250 Forest Drive
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Friday
4
January

Inurnment

1:00 pm
Friday, January 4, 2019
Fort Jackson National Cemetery
4170 Percival Road
Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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