Thomas S. Knight Jr. ’52

Tom came to the class from Exeter, joined Ivy, and majored in economics. He played on the basketball team, and captained the rugby team. He was a member of the Right Wing Club, St. Paul’s Society, and the YMCA,   and was a Chapel deacon. He roomed with Chips Chester and Chauncey Loomis.

Tom served in Korea as a second lieutenant with the 555th Field Artillery. On his return he began a career in advertising as an account executive with Young & Rubicam, where he worked until 1980, and later with E.B. Wilson Co.

He served on the vestry of St. James Church in New York City. In Greenwich, Conn., where he lived, he was a board member of the Round Hill Club, the YMCA, and the United Way. His greatest philanthropic interest was Orbis International, which he co-founded with Princeton classmate Dave Paton, an endeavor that has provided ophthalmological training to 325,000 medical professionals in 92 countries and thereby saved the vision of millions. Tom died May 4, 2014.

To Tom’s wife, Kathie; and his sons, T. Spencer III, George C. ’89, James E., and Peter A., the class sends best wishes with a salute to Tom for a generous and productive life.