Col. Thomas R. Dion is a 1968 graduate of The Citadel, a retired emeritus professor of civil engineering, and an author whose work bridges technical civil-engineering texts and local history rooted in Summerville, South Carolina. As lead author of The Tea Farm, Her People and Her Town: Summerville, South Carolina, he has contributed to documenting and preserving a significant part of Summerville’s cultural heritage. While publicly available records confirm his educational background and authorial output, details about his military service and broader personal biography remain limited in the public domain.