Thomas Fisher III ’62

Tim died Aug. 8, 2023, of leukemia in Chestertown, Md.

Tim graduated from Hotchkiss School where he was active in Glee Club, student council, and varsity football, was the basketball manager, and was elected vice president of his class. Following his father, Thomas Fisher Jr. ’37, to Princeton, Tim was active in the Keycept program, played 150-pound football, and was secretary-treasurer of Tiger Inn. His roommates were Warren Winslow, Joe Delafield, Bob Rendell, Rip Noble, Buzz Kelsey, and Bob Morris.

After graduation Tim served in the Navy from 1962 to 1966, then became director of maritime operations and logistics for Project Hope. He married Marilyn McClure and they had two children, James and Amanda.

Entering Villanova Law School, he graduated in 1976. During law school, he and Marilyn divorced. Also, at law school he met his second wife, Pamela Holmes. She brought three stepsons, William, Matthew, and Andrew, to the family. Following law school, he began practicing maritime casualty law.

Sailing became a major pastime, beginning in the Chesapeake Bay and later in the Bahamas, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean.

Tim is survived by Pam, a son, a daughter, and three stepsons. The class extends condolences to all.