Thomas Moffat Bloch ’29

Tom died Nov. 15, 1996. He had prepared for college at Exeter. At Princeton he was on the golf squad, roomed with Andy Harper, and belonged to Charter Club. He went into Bloch Bros. Tobacco Co., founded by his grandfather, and became president in 1947. He was also active in a number of other corporations and charitable organizations. He was v.p. of the Ohio Valley Hospital and received honorary degrees from Davis & Elkins College and Bethany College. During the war he served in Europe with the Air Force, retiring as major. He was active in Republican finance committees at both state and national levels. Tom continued as a golf enthusiast and belonged to several golf clubs, including St. Andrews. In 1932 he married Nancy Fulton, who is deceased. He is survived by a son, Stuart, and two daughters, Martha McLanahan and Quarrier Cook. The class extends sincere sympathy to Tom's family.

The Class of 1929