Zach Toms Jr. ’51

Zach died Aug. 11, 2002, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Richmond, he attended St. Christopher's and Woodberry Forest. At Princeton he was an economics major, a member of Cottage, roomed with Edgar Lawton and Dail Longaker, and graduated with honors. After graduation he went to OCS at Newport, and was commissioned in the Navy reserve, serving on the Wisconsin in action off North Korea.

Zach was a banker with the First & Merchants Bank of Richmond, which later became Sovran Bank, and he retired in 1986. During his business career he served on numerous commercial, civic, and charitable boards, and was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Society of Colonial Wars in Virginia, the Commonwealth, the Country Club of Virginia, and Richmond German. In 1952 he married Louise Williams Lewis of Richmond. In addition to Lousie, he is survived by their three children, Frances, Mary Fauth, and Zach Toms III; three granddaughters, Julia, Catherine, and Louise; his sister, Mary Fitzgerald; and two brothers, Peter and Newby '65. The family have our sincere condolences.

The Class of 1951