Thomas Marshall Howe Nimick Jr. ’45

On Oct. 4, 2007, the class lost possibly its most noted philanthropist when Tom Nimick died of cancer.

Tom prepared for Princeton at Shady Side and St. Paul's. He joined Colonial Club. He enrolled in the Navy V-12 program and gave three years of service to the Navy before returning to Princeton to receive a degree in chemistry in 1948. He then graduated from Harvard Business School and entered a lifelong career of contribution to his beloved Pittsburgh area.

Among the many organizations that benefited from Tom's devotion were Shadyside Hospital, the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Carnegie Museum of Art, the Powdermill Nature Reserve, the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Princeton University, and St. Edmund's Academy. While serving as president of Nimick Co., Tom organized activities from Forbesway, his lovely estate in Ligonier.

In 1954 he married Florence Lockhart, who predeceased him. Subsequently, Tom married Theresa Hunt (Dr. Theresa Whiteside), who survives him along with his son, Charles '83; daughters Cathleen and Victoria; stepson George Whiteside; and seven grandchildren. He was predeceased by his brother, George '48. Tom's father was Thomas M.H. Nimick Sr. '15. The class extends its sympathy to the family.