Thomas Andrew Wallace ’45

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Tom Wallace died Nov. 8, 2005.

He entered Princeton from Cascia Hall in Tulsa, Okla., and joined Cloister Inn. His Princeton career was interrupted by service with the 7th Marines, which saw combat in Okinawa and then service in China.

Returning home, Tom married Geraldine Jones of Oklahoma City and received a law degree from Columbia. He then entered law practice in his wife's home city.

After producing three sons and a daughter, Tom and Geraldine divorced. His second wife, Rebecca, died shortly after Tom passed away. The children survive, and the class expresses its sympathy to them.

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