H. Wiegle
H. Reed Wiegle, 81, of Glenmoore, passed away on Sunday, June 8, 2025 at his residence.
Reed was born on July 10, 1943, the son of Howard Harrison Wiegle and Frieda Lois Linnert.
Reed is survived by his long-time companion, Vickey Ormsby of Glenmoore, PA, son, Charles Reed Wiegle and wife, Donna, Swan’s Island, ME, brother Herb Wiegle and wife, Carol, Havertown, PA and sister Wendy Long, Pittsburgh, PA.
Reed was preceded in death by his former wife, Anne Broomall Wiegle and son, Philip Elkins Wiegle.
Growing up, Reed thought that his Uncle Charlie was a really interesting person and he wanted to be just like him (Charlie Linnert was a nuclear engineer who worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II and developed control rod drives for the first nuclear submarine – the USS Nautilus). Reed was admitted to the University of Pennsylvania graduating in 1965 with a degree in electrical engineering and in 1971 earned his Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering with his thesis on Muddy Run Pumped Storage Station. He was hired by Philadelphia Electric Company where he worked in substations, generating stations (fossil, hydro, and nuclear) and quality management until he retired. Reed’s next act was as a consultant for Canus and later Shaw Group. He travelled to South Africa to observe modular reactors, was involved in oversight teams for restarting Comanche Peak in Glen Rose, Texas and Davis-Besse in Oak Harbor, Ohio. While at Davis-Besse he was fortunate enough to meet Herbert Estrada who knew his uncle Charlie and they shared several stories. Reed retired from The Shaw Group when the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant became one of the worst nuclear disasters in history.
Reed had an incredible capacity to fix anything. His mind could figure out how things worked and if they broke, he could fix them. He loved operating equipment and would happily spend an entire weekend on his tractor mowing fields.
Reed had many interests throughout his life – sports, cars, travel, anything related to ancient Egypt, track and field. His love of running led him to competing in three marathons and also organizing many running events, such as the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia and the Hess’s 10,000 Meter Classic.
Reed enjoyed foxhunting and was a member of the Kimberton Hunt.
Reed was also a fan of auto racing. He attended the Indianapolis 500 thirty-eight times. Vickey knew that weekends would be devoted to either any track and field event or Indy Car, Formula 1 and NASCAR races being shown on TV. This enjoyment of cars led to the purchase of a 1962 Corvette that friend from Texas did a “resto mod” on. Many hours of figuring out gear ratios, engines, transmissions, interior design went into this car that he enjoyed taking to Corvettes at Carlisle to show or to the local car shows.
At Reed’s request, there are no services planned.