Thomas A. Lewis ’36

TOM DIED Mar. 13, 1994, after a series of medical complications. Born and raised in Norfolk, Va., he attended Woodbury Forest School, which he loved. At Princeton, he belonged to Cap and Gown, majored in economics, and managed the track team.

He first worked for Bowater Paper. Classified 4F, he joined Pan Am as a navigator during the war. They later lent him to Atlas Supply to navigate a V.I.P. private flight around the world that lasted three months; covered 60,000 miles; and, according to Tom, "never missed an airport or a E.T.A." A limited partnership with E. 1. Dupont was disastrous, but Tom survived as a sophisticated gentleman farmer in his beautiful Flint Hill, Va., home.

Equipped with an exceptional memory and a great sense of humor, he enjoyed fishing, shooting, and collecting art. His collection of literally hundreds of tapes, disks, and records indicated his love of all kinds of music, especially jazz, which dominated his life. Benny Carter, "Fatha" Hines, and Buck Clayton were household names.

Tom's devoted and talented widow, Nathalie, an accomplished, creative carver, teaches her craft at Woodbury Forest. A son, Thomas Jr. '73; a daughter, Dr. Anna V.; and two grandchildren also survive our devoted classmate.

The Class of 1936