Thomas Kenneth McRae

McRAE, Thomas Kenneth, born July 7, 1906, passed to his next life on September 5, 2009. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 1927. He also graduated from two investment programs through the American Institute of Banking in 1931 and 1938, with the latter coordinated with the Rutgers University Graduate School of Banking. He was with First & Merchants Bank, now Bank of America, from 1925 until he retired as senior vice president in 1971. He was with Davenport & Company in investments as vice president until 1989. From 1964 to 1971, he was chairman of the board of trustees for the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System. Over the years he taught classes in investments for the American Institute of Banking and the Virginia Bankers Association. He held various offices in the Richmond Masonic Lodge, Knights Templar, and the Royal Arch Chapter. He also served on the Finance Committee at First Baptist Church. In 2004, he was named a Diamond Owl Member in Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. He is survived by his brother, Marvin Everett McRae; and two sons, Thomas Kenneth McRae Jr. and John Daniel McRae. His grandchildren are Colin Andrew McRae and Margaret McRae Bovender. Great-grandchildren include Hannah Leigh Bovender, Aidan Hunter McRae and Colby Andrew Bovender. A funeral service will be held in the chapel at Westhampton Memorial Park Mausoleum on Saturday, September 12, 2009, at 10:30 a.m.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.