Thomas Kimball

Tom was my first cousin. I saw him occasionally at family gatherings in our formative years in San Mateo in the 1950's and early 1960's. He was eight years older than myself. We always got reports of his brilliance as a student, attorney, and judge. I wish I had made an effort to talk to him more often. I last saw him in 1989 at my father's Memorial. He approached me, and suggested we get together sometime. Somehow, that never happened, and I sure regret it. I was always struck by his good...

Tom was my father’s older brother’s first-born, and only son, the eldest of eight cousins on the Kimball side of the family. Except for a few brief family visits as children, he and I seldom saw one another throughout most of our lives. We were only a few years apart in age though, and as we each got into our 60’s, we discovered that we were both living and working in the greater Sacramento area. We reconnected by phone three or four years ago, and since then met for lunch on more than one...

Remembrances of Mr. Kimball as a legal secretary at Lillick.