Thomas Parker Hamilton Jr. ’34

Tom Hamilton, a retired surgeon and, with his wife, the former Ruth Taft, an enthusiastic atttendee of class gatherings, died Feb. 8, 2000, following a debilitating stroke suffered on New Year's Day.

Since Tom retired in 1984, he and Ruth lived in Tenafly, N.J., and spent several winters in the Caribbean and Florida. "Still pursuing," as he put it, "that elusive golf game." From 1945-84, he practiced surgery in Watertown, N.Y., where he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and cruising on the St. Lawrence River. He was a diplomate for the American Board of Surgery, a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a member of the Royal Society of Medicine and Medical Society of New York.

In WWII, Tom served in the Army Medical Corps. He landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day and was later awarded a presidential citation, Bronze Star, five battle stars, and the Invasion Arrowhead.

Surviving, besides Ruth, are two sons, Thomas P. III and Lawrence R., a daughter, Virginia H. Idyll, four granddaughters, a stepdaughter, Betsey Colby, a stepson, Ned Taft, and five step-grandchildren. To them we offer sincere sympathies.

The Class of 1934