Henry B. Thomas ’58

Henry died Sept. 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C. He was 86.

He came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy, where he was a member of the senior octet and participated in dramatics, sailing, soccer, and squash.

At Princeton, Henry majored in electrical engineering, and he was in the Triangle Club, the Savoyards, the choir, the freshman Glee Club, and the freshman squash team. He was a member of Charter Club, where he was chair of the house committee. His senior-year roommates were Frank Decker, Birch Clothier, and Bruce Wilson.

After graduation, Henry earned an MBA from MIT and was one of the first MIT Fellows in Africa; he joined the Uganda Development Corp. and after two years taught for a semester at the MIT Sloan School. In mid-1963, he joined the World Bank in Washington.

At the time of our 25th reunion, Henry was assisting with the development of the financial markets in Kenya. He married Lynette Wardle of Sydney, Australia, a co-employee at the World Bank; they retired in 1993.

Henry was predeceased by Lynette in 2017. He is survived  his son, John; his daughter, Maria; and granddaughter Alexandra Somers. The class extends its deepest sympathy to them all.