Thomas C. Reavey ’51

THOMAS C. REAVEY, Enfield, CT, died January 23, 2023. Tom received a B.S. in chemistry at Saint Michael’s and received a fellowship for the doctoral program in chemistry from Middlebury but left midway through the program when he was drafted into the Korean War. After his U.S. Army service at Camp Leroy Johnson in New Orleans, Tom earned a master’s degree in chemistry from Purdue University. He married Elaine Gobbi in April 1963, and they raised four children together. Tom was a charter employee of the Environmental Protection Agency. Over a 24-year career, he focused on public health regulations, air quality, radiation emissions, and emergency response plans. Tom enjoyed working on cars and most other types of machinery. He seemed happiest when he was sitting on the terrace at his family’s farm in Southern Vermont with a martini in his hand, looking out over the apple trees and surrounded by family and friends. He was predeceased by his wife Elaine, and is survived by four children, five granddaughters, and extended family.