Thomas Vincent Monahan ’45

Tom Monahan died Nov. 13, 1999, at his home in Winchester, Va., after a long battle with cancer.

Tom entered Princeton from New Trier. He was with us for less than two years, becoming a member of Dial and serving on the staff of the Daily Princetonian before joining the Army Air Corps, from which he was accepted to West Point. Tom graduated from USMA in 1947 and obtained his law degree from the U. of Virginia in 1951, where he was editor of the Law Review. He then served three years on active duty in the Air Force before entering the practice of law, eventually forming his own firm in 1963.

Tom's legal career included service as pres. of the Virginia Bar Assn., pres. of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Assn., delegate to the American Bar Assn., House of Delegates, membership in the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Bar Foundation. In addition, Tom helped to organize the Blue Ridge Hospice and taught Sunday school at Christ Episcopal Church. He married the former Eleanor Pendleton in 1951. They had five children, Thomas V. Monahan Jr. '76, Dr. Paul Edward Monahan '86, and William G.P. Monahan *94. In addition, Tom is survived by daughters Clare Monahan Hamman and Page Monahan McEachern, and by 11 grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to Eleanor and the family.

The Class of 1945