Thomas R. Young ’37 *38

Thomas Young died Jan. 24, 2013, at his home in Stamford, Conn.

Before Princeton, he graduated from Exeter Academy and Deerfield. At Princeton he majored in chemical engineering and graduated with honors. He was on the varsity swimming team, was a member of Elm Club, and served as president of the Princeton chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Tom also earned a graduate degree from Princeton in chemical engineering, a field in which he spent his entire life.

After Princeton, Tom worked for a while at the DuPont Co. During the war, he served with the Coast Guard. After the war, he became a consultant with Singmaster & Breyer in New York.

Tom’s passion was sailing, and he became involved in sailboat racing all over the world. He later was an international judge.

He had seven brothers and sisters, and married Carolyn Taylor. Carolyn predeceased Tom. He is survived by his daughter, Anne Young Clark, and two sons, Rumsey Young and William Ellery Smith Jr.

The class remembers Tom with affection and sends sincere sympathy to his children and friends.