Thomas Ewing Day ’51

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Tom died in Waltham, Mass, June 20, 1997. He was born in Philadelphia. At Princeton he majored in electrical engineering and was a member of the chess club and Court Club. He roomed with Maury Goldman. He had a master's degree from the Harvard Business School.

In the Korean War, Tom served on board the destroyer USS Moale. Afterwards he was in the Naval Reserve Intelligence Division, retiring as a lieutenant commander in 1976. He was also a Russian and French translator.

In business, Tom had been a research engineer with Raytheon and later worked for Fidelity Investments and Prudential Insurance. He was a member of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts.

The sea was in Tom's blood. He was a member of several Navy organizations and was a founding member of the New England Aquarium in Boston. And he was deeply involved in international and philanthropic activities in the Boston area.

Tom is survived by his wife, Helene, consul of Monaco in New England, sons Lawrence and Thomas, and brother Robert. The class extends to them all its deep sympathy.

The Class of 1951

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