Thomas Frederick Vietor Jr. ’38
After a long decline in health, Tom died of cancer on Jan. 14, 2001, in NYC.
Tom graduated from St. Paul's School. At Princeton he was an English major, was on the freshman crew team, the club squash team, and was a member of Ivy Club.
During WWII, Tom was a sergeant in the OSS where he served on General William Donovan's staff in Washington, DC. After the war, he joined Ruthrauff & Ryan, an advertising firm in NYC. Shortly thereafter, he joined Sullivan Stauffer Colwell & Bayless, where he specialized in radio program and television production. At various times he directed and supervised musical, drama, mystery, comedy, quiz, roundtable, and news programs until he retired from advertising. The last years of his working life were spent as the business manager of St. James Church in NYC, where he assisted the rector, Rev. John B. Coburn '36.
Tom's wife, Carolyn, predeceased him in 1995. He is survived by a daughter, Julie Kelsey, a son, Tom III, four grandchildren, and one great-grandchild, to all of whom the class extends its sincere sympathy.
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Sally Genung Booth
1 Week AgoRemembering Him at Ted Bates
My Dad was Al Genung, Class of ’31. I worked at Ted Bates in 1964 to 1965 or 1966. I did not work for Tom, but I remember him the way you described. I worked for three TV producers, and it was wonderful first job.
Dorothy Hirst …
4 Weeks AgoCrossing Paths in the 1960s
My father was Bill Hirst, Class of 1933. I think I worked for Tom Vietor, Class 1938, at Ted Bates Advertising in New York City in the early 1960s. Curious if he was the same person. Delightful, a gentleman and great sense of humor. Watching, I think, his grandson on MSNOW.