Thomas P. Frost ’49

Tom died April 5, 2014, in Lanesborough, Mass., at the age of 86.

He is survived by his wife, Eleanor, and fondly remembered by many in the Berkshires as an organist and choirmaster as well as dean of the local chapter of the American Guild of Organists.



Tom came to Princeton from Brooklyn Friends School and lived in Pyne Hall. He sang in the Glee Club and Chapel Choir, where he played piano and organ as an accompanist under the tutelage of the University organist. He majored in electrical engineering, was editor of The Princeton Engineer, and graduated cum laude.

He went to work for General Electric in Pittsfield, Mass., and stayed with the company for 46 years until he retired in 1992. Biographical information on Tom is somewhat sparse since he didn’t send a lot of news for our 10th and 25th yearbooks. But we do know that at some point he dated Jean Chandler, who later married our own Lew Miller!

Tom found a way to combine practical matters (like earning a living) with his love for music; his hero was Johann Sebastian Bach. We admire his dedication to his music, and we offer our condolences to Eleanor.