Thomas N. Sampson ’65

Thomas N. Sampson ’65 passed away on December 25, 2024, in Brockton, Massachusetts. He came to Dartmouth from Brockton; at Dartmouth he was a member of Army ROTC and Tabard. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving with the 1st Infantry Division, and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Reserves in 1967. In 1967 Tom joined the Sampson Funeral Home in Brockton, becoming the fourth generation in his family in the profession. He eventually took over the business, running it until his retirement in 2007. He was active in his hometown as a longtime member of the Rotary Club of Brockton; Paul Revere Lodge A.F. & A.M. on the permanent fund committee; founding member and president of the Brockton Historical Society; board member of the Community Co-operative Bank; president of the Wales Home Foundation; president of Brockton’s Pettee-Chace Scholarship Foundation; and cochair of the Brockton Public Library Building Fund. He was also president of the Massachusetts Funeral Directors Association. Golf, bridge, gardening, reading, and spending time with family were his favorite pastimes. Tom is survived by his wife of 59 years, Linda; son Jonathan and his wife; Kristen; son Benjamin and his wife, Tatiana; daughter Rebecca and her husband, Sean; daughter Elisabeth and her husband, Ahmad; and grandchildren William, Noah, Timothy, Abigail, Liliann, Nora, Elsa, and Lauren.