Thomas Allsopp ’39

Tom died Sept. 13, 2001, in Mashpee, Mass. A malignant brain tumor had been discovered in June, but he was back home recovering when he was suddenly hospitalized for five days, then in a nursing home for five days before he quickly and quietly died.

Right after graduation Tom joined the Prudential Insurance Co. and, except for WWII service as an Army captain, remained with Prudential until his retirement in 1976. As senior vice president for Northeast operations, he oversaw the opening of the Prudential Center in 1964. He was a trustee of Boston U., chair of the New England Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, and regional chair of the executive board of the Boy Scouts of America. In retirement he was awarded an endowed chair to teach at the U. of Akron School of Business.

As our class president 1974-79, he led us to our 40th reunion, and at our 50th he played his Triangle trumpet. His first wife, Peggy, died in 1998. Their three daughters, Carroll, Barbara, and Susan, survive as does his second wife, Evelyn Bruno, four grandchildren and a great-grandson. With them we give thanks for the good life he led.

The Class of 1939