Thomas Robins III ’58

Tom died peacefully Nov. 18, 2013, in Seattle, surrounded by his family.

He came to Princeton from the Brooks School in Andover, Mass., and Lawrenceville. He left after his sophomore year, but returned after a tour with the Marine Corps to graduate cum laude with the Class of 1961. While at Princeton, Tom roomed with Leonard Yerkes in his freshman year and Ross Sherbrooke in his senior year.

After Princeton, Tom worked for a few years with the advertising firm J. Walter Thompson and attended Harvard Business School. After Harvard he moved to Seattle, where he worked for several companies. His business career was hampered by a nervous condition that he described as “not up to snuff.” However, the move to Seattle proved to be fortuitous, as he met his wife.

To Jean, his wife of 43 years; his daughter, Martha, and her husband, Ted Butler; and grandchildren Lily, Caroline, and Tommy, the class extends its sincerest condolences.