Thomas W. Wilson Jr. ’35

Thomas W. Wilson Jr., a distinguished writer and lecturer who was a former government official, journalist, and consultant, died of congestive heart failure Nov. 8, 1997, at his home in Washington, D.C. He was 85.

Born in Baltimore, Tom came to Princeton from Mercersburg. He belonged to Tower Club, but left Princeton midway through junior year. From 1934-40, he reported for various newspapers at home and abroad. During and after the war, he held several jobs in many places, such as the Board of Economic Warfare and the Allied Reparations Commission in Moscow. He worked for the State Dept., and from 1948-52 was Marshall Plan information director in Europe, and was a political adviser to the U.S. delegation to NATO. He was awarded an Intl. Environmental Leadership medal by the United Nations Environmental Program in 1982.

His first marriage, to Ann France Bird, ended in divorce; a second marriage, to Page Huidekoper Dougherty, lasted 40 years. Other survivors include two daughters from the first marriage, Sally Hall and Remington Restivo, and also a number of stepchildren, grands, stepgrands, and great-grands. We send deepest sympathy to the entire family.

The Class of 1935