Thomas G. Scully ’35

Tom Scully, a prominent lawyer and resident of Winchester, Va., died Mar. 4, 1996, of lung cancer. He was 83. Tom was a widower, his wife, Bennie, having died in 1983. He leaves a brother, John '34, a son, Tom Jr., daughters Tucker Ramsden and Katherine Frazee, three sisters, nine grandchildren, and three stepgrandchildren.

Born in Pittsburgh, Tom came to Princeton from Mercersburg Academy. He was with us for only two years, leaving to obtain a law degree from UVA. Tom lived in the Shenandoah Valley and Winchester for the rest of his life, a place he loved dearly and where he headed his own law firm. Tom was characterized in a local editorial after his death as a "doer and dreamer," a doer because he had accomplished so much, and a dreamer because the dreams came ahead of the deeds.

In Winchester Tom was involved with the chamber of commerce, was a deacon and elder in the Presbyterian Church, had a life membership in the local historical society, was president of the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival, and much more. Tom had military service in WWII, returning to civilian life as a first lt. in the First Armored Division, with a bronze star and two purple hearts.

The class conveys most sincere sympathy to Tom's devoted family.

The Class of 1935