Thomas S. Lister ’56

Tom died July 1, 2023, in California, where he had spent much of his life after Princeton as a U.S. Navy officer, a Stanford MBA student, and Chevron executive with worldwide responsibilities for risk and insurance while traveling extensively.

Tom came to Princeton from Grosse Pointe, Mich., joined Campus Club, and played on as many club teams as possible while serving as president of the IAA. His intense Princeton involvement was repeated in his postretirement commitments in the Bay Area: president of the San Francisco chapter of Chevron retirees, president of Stanford Business School regional alumni, service on the boards of the Bellevue Club Foundation, the Camron-Stanford House, the Piedmont City Park Commission, and, for 30 years, a police department volunteer. Not least, he was deeply committed to the Piedmont Community Church as a deacon, Sunday School teacher, and Bible study participant.

Tom is survived by his wife, Ann; their son Thomas and his wife Amanda; daughter Karen van Zee ’87 and her husband Pieter ’87; stepdaughter Susan Lewis Swift and her husband Joel; sister Cynthia Lister Krause; and six grandchildren. We all remember his friendly manner and infectious smile.