Thomas B. Kennedy III ’40

Tom died June 22, 2007, in Saratoga, Calif.

He prepared at Kent School and followed his father, Thomas Kennedy Jr. '14, and seven other close relatives to Princeton. He was on the freshman 150-pound crew.

He was president of Kennedy Insurance Agency of San Jose, Calif., for 56 years. He also invented and patented a product used in the ski business, creating K/F Precision Products Co. to make and market the item.

Tom was a member of the Society of C.P.C.U. Independent Insurance Agents and the University Club of San Jose, was past president of the San Jose Kiwanis Club, and was director of the San Jose Country Club and Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce. Golf and skiing were his active sports. He also participated in class trips and reunions.

Tom is survived by his wife, Joanne; his children, Thomas IV, Dorothy Potter, and Patricia Kennedy; stepdaughter Linda Lewis Boyett; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. To them, his classmates wish to extend their sincere sympathies.