Thomas C. Pears III ’33

TOM PEARS, who was internationally known for distinguished printing, died in Pittsburgh, Jan. 29, 1991.

Tom was born June 20, 1911, in Follansbee, W.Va. He later lived in Braddock and Pittsburgh, Penn. He went to Peabody High, Pittsburgh. in college he was in the Band, a member of Key and Seal, and roomed with Bob Kauftnan.

After college Tom joined the firm of Davis and Warde, a typography and printing firm. Through the years he built a reputation for his work for the advertising field and in design of fine books. He was involved in designing several typefaces.

Tom was a founder of the Pittsburgh Bibliophiles. He was active in Waverley Presbyterian Church, of which his father, the Rev. T.C. Pears, Jr. '07, had been minister.

On Sept. 5, 1936, Tom married Isabel Hartman, who survives him. Their son, T.C. IV 168 lives in Reading, Mass. Toms grandfather was T. C. Pears, 1871.

Tom and Isabel have been frequent visitors to Princeton. We will miss him, and we send our deep sympathy to Isabel and his family.

The Class of 1933