THOMAS E. WOOD

WOOD--Thomas E. Age 74, of Devon, PA, and Cushing, ME, died peacefully at his home in Devon, October 21, 2013, of pancreatic cancer. Born April 20, 1939, in Los Angeles, CA, he was a California boy, endowed with wit and wisdom and a love of surfing. Through his father's vaudeville band, The California Collegians, he spent time with Henry Fonda, Fred MacMurray and his godmother, Harriet Nelson, of Ozzie and Harriet fame. Graduate of The Harvard School for Boys, Studio City, CA, Amherst College ('61) and The University of Pennsylvania Law School ('66). He practiced corporate and securities law for over 40 years with the Philadelphia firm, Drinker, Biddle & Reath. He served on the board of Turner Investments, Inc., and as Board Member and General Counsel for Vertex, Inc. He was the longest serving volunteer for Easttown Township (37 yrs) where he was Chairman of the Zoning Hearing Board, and was a former trustee of The Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA. In Maine, he served on the board of The Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, and co-chaired the board of The Apprenticeshop, Rockland. A voracious reader, gifted writer, poet and true gentleman, he loved to sail, hike and engage in lively conversation. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Sally; his daughters, Julia W. DeVuono of Devon (Jeff) and Melissa W. Brewster of Seattle, WA (George); six grandchildren, Jack, Anna and Grace DeVuono; Quinton, Hadley and Davis Brewster. A memorial gathering will be held Saturday, November 23, 2013, 11am, at the Main Line Unitarian Church in Devon. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to The Maine Maritime Museum or The Apprenticeshop.