Thomas K. Huggett ’69

Tom died May 27, 2024, of Parkinson’s disease in Lafayette Hill, Pa.

Born on Flag Day in June 1947, Tom grew up in Newtown Square, Pa., and entered Princeton from the Asheville School. His Princeton friends remember him as wonderfully gracious, whether with bridge partners, fellow crew members, or his Cloister clubmates. His major in civil and geological engineering, and the stacks of printouts he brought home from the E-Quad, foreshadowed his later career working for Amoco and BP, using computers to search for oil.

Tom was introduced to Gail Camp in the early 1960s by their mothers, and he wrote to Gail daily during his time at Princeton. Tom and Gail were married in 1968, and their son Ben was born during finals week in 1969, just prior to graduation. For many years the young family, now including daughter Kelly, lived near Tulsa, Okla. Following a three-year job assignment in Egypt, Tom and Gail spent the remainder of his working years in Houston and his retirement in Portland, Ore.

A man of many talents and interests, Tom built the family’s home from the foundation up and worked on it for many years. He was an avid golfer, and he and Gail were frequent attendees at various music festivals. In his late 50s, Tom took up long-distance cycling so that he could participate in multiple sclerosis charity rides across Texas.

Tom and Gail were married for 55 years. In addition to their children, Ben Huggett and Kelly Nguyen, Tom is survived by his brother, James; and by three grandchildren. The class expresses to each of them its heartfelt condolences.