Dr. Tom Grundner (1945-2011) received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Eastern Michigan University; a masters degree in Human Learning from the Institute for Behavioral Research in Silver Spring, Maryland; a second masters in Education from the University of Southern California; and a doctorate in Educational Philosophy and psychology, also from USC.
The majority of his working life was spent as a college professor until in 1991 he left to run a nonprofit organization. After that he became a full time custom golf clubmaker which led him to write a series of golf equipment books with noted golf club designer, Tom Wishon. As a result of the success of these books he was able to become one the original investors in Fireship Press where he served as the “Senior Editor”.
This allowed him to indulge in his first love—writing books about the 18th Century Royal Navy, the Sir Sidney Smith Nautical Adventure Series in which the famous officer interacts with Lucas Walker and Susan Whitney.
Obituary: Tom Grundner (1945-2011)