Thomas F. Rehme

Thomas F. Rehme

Cincinnati - Thomas F. Rehme (Tom) died December 16, 2020 at Jewish Hospital in Kenwood at the age of 91. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hildred (nee Bosken) and Bill Rehme, his brother William L. Rehme, and his good friend and business partner for over 30 years, Bill Enz. Thomas graduated from Nativity of Our Lord School and St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati, Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and Yale Law School. After 2 years in the U.S. Air Force as SJA (Clinton County Air Base) he joined the law firm Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley in Cincinnati and was associated with that law firm for over 50 years, until 2013. He was house counsel for Diamond Shamrock Chemical Corporation in Cleveland, Ohio during the 1960s and served as Assistant City Solicitor for the city of Cincinnati 1969-1993 specializing in urban development and renewal law. Among his charitable and philanthropic activities, Thomas served as President of the Georgetown University and St. Xavier High School Alumni Associations, the Hamilton County March of Dimes, the Hamilton County/Cincinnati Public Library Friends Organization, and Supernumerary Chairman for the Cincinnati Opera. He was active for years in fundraising for St. Peter in Chains Cathedral and St. Xavier Church in downtown Cincinnati. For 30 years he and Bill Enz were active in the restaurant business operating ZZs Gourmet Pizza in Walnut Hills and downtown as well as Cafe Snazzys in Walnut Hills where they supported the Mercy Home Program at De Sales Corner. He was a past member of the University Club, Coldstream Country Club and Cincinnati Athletic Club. Memorials can be made to St. Xavier High School, 600 W. North Bend Rd, Cincinnati OH 45224.Visitation at St. Peter in Chains Cathedral 9am Monday, Dec. 21 with Mass of Christian Burial to follow at 10am. Condolences may be expressed at GilliganFuneralHomes.com