Tedd T. Thomas ’56

Tedd died March 10, 2024, at home in Upper Gwynedd, Pa., soon after celebrating his 40th wedding anniversary with his wife Rebecca. 

Tedd came to Princeton from Cooper High School in Shenandoah, Pa., joined Terrace Club, majored in English, wrote for the Nassau Literary Magazine and the Princeton Engineer participated in rowing crew and rugby — a busy man of wide interests. In our 50th-reunion yearbook he cited his admiration for Professor R.P. Blackmur, who “seemed to make the most incomprehensible, illogical, and tragic aspects of the human condition — if not acceptable — at least heroic.” His varied pursuits and personal sensitivity informed his career in the cosmetics industry as a charismatic leader while holding important executive positions at Prince Matchabelli, Charles of the Ritz, Giorgio of Beverly Hills, and managing director of Revlon in the UK. 

Tedd loved reading, especially Faulkner, Joyce, P.D. James, and The New York Times; deep-sea fishing, stamp collecting, and playing bridge. Friends and family cite him as a “constant source of strength and wisdom.” 

Tedd is survived by his wife, Becky; and children Allison (Diaa Savad), Suzanne, Trevor, Spencer, Reed, and Dana; and grandchildren Diaa and Nick.