Thomas Marshall Shand ’44

Tom died Dec. 7, 2003, in Lancaster, Pa., where he lived all his life.

He prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy and followed his brother, William Jr. '40, and uncle James '13, to Princeton. He majored in economics, won a letter in swimming, and was a member of Cap and Gown. His roommates included Roc Semmes, Trubee Haebler, Ernie Holland, Jack Wagenseller, Ed Jones, Pete Williams, and Jay Bowman.

He enrolled in NROTC, served as skipper of a landing craft transport in the South Pacific, and took part in the Normandy invasion, earning the rank of lieutenant.

After WWII, Tom returned to Princeton to graduate. He joined the Ward & Shand department store in Lancaster, a family business founded in 1878. He became operations manager and retired in 1958 as senior vice president. He served as president of the Downtown Merchants' Assn., was active with the Pine Valley Golf Club, was president of the Donegal Witness Tree Society, and was a member of the 1964 award-winning professional golf team at Lancaster Country Club.

Tom is survived by his wife, Barbara Burnsted Mann Shand, two stepsons, and six grandchildren. The class shares its sympathy with them.

The Class of 1944