Gustavus Ober Thomas ’49

Gus died Sept. 10, 1999, in Baltimore, from complications of a peptic ulcer. He was 72. He came to Princeton from the Gilman School after service in the Navy. He was a member of Tiger Inn. He left prior to graduation and earned a degree in engineering from Johns Hopkins in 1949.

He founded his own firm, Ober Woodworking, Inc., which had a reputation for high quality cabinet making in the Baltimore area. He was the nephew of Norman Thomas, the socialist candidate for pres. between 1928 and 1948.

Gus never married and there are no close surviving relatives. However, Bill Fulton, Pinky Hohen, Andy Thomas, and Jack Wharton attended his memorial service for the class.

The Class of 1949