Tom came to us from South Denver High School and majored in chemistry. He joined Quad, fenced, and belonged to the Student Christian Association, the Jamesburg Group, Rocky Mountain Empire Club, and the Chemistry Club. He roomed with Hugh Burns, Don Udavchak, Poss Parham, Bob Owen, and Arild Simonsen.

After two years with Procter and Gamble, Tom spent his Army service at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, which set him upon a career in medicine.

He earned a medical degree at the University of Colorado Medical School in 1959 and did his residencies in surgery at Colorado and at Washington University. Tom was on the faculty for two years at the West Colorado School of Medicine, then served as a pathologist at Mercy Hospital in Denver from 1966 until 1995. He retired in 1997 from Pathology Services P.C.

A Presbyterian, Tom served as an elder at Montview and Wellshire churches in Denver, sang in the choir, and taught classes in English as a second language. He was a Rotarian and president of International House.

He died May 25, 2018. Tom is survived by his wife, Eleanor; and sons Tom Jr., William, and John. To them the class sends good wishes and respect for their father’s well-spent life, and his service to others and to our country.

Undergraduate Class of 1952