Tom died March 25, 2012, of Alzheimer’s disease at Olde Knox Commons near his home in Mooresville, N.C.
Born in Morristown, N.J., Tom prepared at Morristown High School before enrolling in Princeton, continuing the legacy of his father and two uncles. He joined the Army ROTC program and the Student Christian Association. In June 1957, Tom withdrew and worked for a year in a Morristown bank before enrolling in Farleigh Dickinson University, where he graduated with a degree in economics.
Tom served three years in the Army before joining IBM in 1968, holding various positions during 31 years, including contract negotiation programmer. Since 1979, he and his wife, Beverley Rutley Lyon, lived in North Carolina. Tom enjoyed model railroading and traveling.
The class extends its sympathy to Beverley; Tom’s daughters, Caroline Lyon Edmondson and Charlotte Lyon Simone, and their husbands, Michael and Dan; and five grandchildren.