In his letter to the Class, Steve Brown wrote

Dear Classmates and Family/Friends of ’71,

 Our classmate, Tom Morrow, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024. Those who attended our 50th may recall Tom’ wife, Wendy,  speaking bravely about Tom’s ongoing battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Wendy is planning a memorial reception for May or June.  I am sure that our all thoughts and prayers go out to Wendy.

Attached below are:

    1.  Warm remembrances from Rob Farnham and Paul Oldshue, both of whom played football with Tom and remained close with Tom and Wendy for 5 decades following graduation,
    2. a  link to Wendy’s contribution to our 50th Reunion book(a must read) which also appears on page 178 of our hard copy 50th Reunion book, and
    3. a link to Wendy’s talk.

Rob Farnham commented

The cornerstone of Tom’s heart and mind was a “blue-collar” take on life’s experiences. From his Chicago roots he learned to listen (and he was a great listener) to an individual’s background and understand their viewpoints in the best tradition of intellectual balance and our own Professor Gaudino. He was the first “House Philosopher” at Fitch House and wrote essays for us there to reflect on. He loved Williams, reveled in our differing character traits and was a man of high spirit and courage throughout the ordeal of his difficult end game. I am grateful for his friendship and will miss him.

Paul Oldshue added

Tom Morrow was in my thoughts today. What I remember most was his positive attitude. I always felt better after talking with him, and will miss his presence among us.

John Ackroff said

I didn’t know Tom very well, but I knew that he was involved with telecom when I took my early retirement from Lucent in 2001, so I called him to talk about what was going on in the industry.  Within a few days, I had a subscription to Telecomm magazine, a good source of job postings and other information, courtesy of Tom.

From John Chambers:

What a good guy, and what a long fight he put up.
[ Hearing the news about Tom], I was flooded by the memory of how he and I would crash into one another playing handball on the squash  courts. I think we hit each other more than the handball, always laughing. One day Clarence Chafee appeared at the railing above us; after watching for a minute, he shook his head and walked away.

I’ll always remember Tom fondly. 

From Dave Kubie:

I first had the good fortune to get to know Tom 56 + years ago, as we served as “cannon fodder” for the varsity football team, otherwise known as the freshman football team at Williams.. Tom’s football career came to an untimely end that year due to a devastating knee injury but the basis of our friendship was established and I can say it was very fortunate for me.

The friendship was cemented by 3 years in “Fitch House” together.  Tom was an ardent student, but he always maintained a good perspective and never took things too seriously, Tom was someone who enjoyed life and, in particular, the richness in the variety of characters at Williams and beyond.  He truly loved people for who they were. I particularly enjoyed listening to Tom’s stories of his summer vacation work and cast of characters who he had worked with, whether it was cleaning the North Shore beaches outside of Chicago of dead alewives, construction or beer deliveries in downtown Chicago.
Tom was no shrinking violet. Whether it was a hearty laugh, a rowdy debate (who can forget those often repeated words around Fitch “who are YOU to judge”) , a game of pool or listening to his music of choice – Led Zeppelin, Tom was a much enjoyed presence.

What I learned as the post Williams days passed, perhaps his most endearing quality was that he was a mensch and a good and loyal friend. Over the years, you knew that Tom would always be there for you and your family.

From John McGill;

Tom was a big man, but his heart and spirit were bigger. His warm friendship and inclusion of our Fitch House Sudanese political refugees, Mom Arou and Moses, and his 300 page final William’s paper on the complex social fabric of South Chicago, spoke of one who had an uncommon depth of caring and understanding.  Tommy’s work related visits to Minneapolis built on our friendship and our conversations invariably ran the gamut from personal topics to world politics; his underpinning was the ongoing support for the underdog. Among his many attributes, this is what I will remember most fondly.