Hamilton H. Salmon III ’41

"Tad" Salmon of Ponte Vedra Beach died Aug. 18, 1997, after an extended illness. His wife, the former Barbara Thompson Welch, survives.

Born in Brooklyn, Tad attended Choate. At college he roomed with Bittel, Red Brown, and Pettit. From 1941-46 he flew in the Army Air Corps in the Pacific with the 35th Fighter Group, ending up a major and a recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal. Following the war he worked in marine insurance and was a partner in Estabrook and Co.

In his spare time Tad was on Garden City's Zoning Board, played golf, swam, enjoyed travel with Barbara, and spent summers in Lake Placid. His previous wife Frances Sinclair Salmon died in 1987.

In addition to Barbara, survivors include daughters Beverly Hall, Susan Wells, Ann Peterson, and Shelby Hodgkins; stepsons Alexander Welch, Bruce Welch, and Christopher Welch; 11 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. To all of them we express our deep sympathy.

The Class of 1941