Thomas Kenyon Singer

SINGER - Thomas Kenyon 1932 - 2008. Following a sudden bout of pneumonia, Tom Singer left this earth as a result of cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning, September 30, 2008. Thomas Kenyon Singer was born on January 30th, 1932, in Buffalo, New York. He was the only child of Harold Thomas Singer (1896-1975), a fruit grower and Grace Kenyon Singer (1905-2004), a Latin and French teacher at Wilson Central High School. Tom attended The Mercersburg Academy, PA his junior year of high school, and graduated with honors at Wilson High School where he was elected Senior Class President. A business and finance major at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, Tom served as Treasurer of the Mask and Whig Club, and was a member of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. Fulfilling his ROTC commitment; Tom was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. He gained considerable business experience as a procurement officer in Casablanca, Morocco, where he met and fell in love with Jacqueline. Their deep happiness together lasted 51 years as Tom enjoyed a rewarding career at Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp., retiring in 1986 as President and CEO of Kaiser Aluminum International Corporation, Oakland, CA. In retirement, Tom was very active as a Trustee of The Nature Conservancys Western New York Chapter for ten years. He also served as a Trustee for the Niagara Area Foundation. Most of all Tom also took great pleasure in his lifelong co-ownership of Singer Farms, LLC, diversified fruit growers and processors in northern Niagara County. Tom is survived by his loving wife Jacqueline (nee Moulin), his five children: Mark Andre Singer, Vivianne Grace Szulist, Claire Anne Singer, Michele Singer Ross, and Gail Kenyon Watson; Tom took a profound interest in his family near and far, and doted on his grandchildren: Sam, Katie and Hannah Scott; Jimmy Watson; Cameron and Alexandra Ross; and Luke Singer. Memorial services will be held from St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 2239 West Creek Rd., Burt, NY at 11 oclock AM on Saturday, November 1, 2008. Contributions in lieu of flowers may be sent to: the United Way of Western, NY, the Nature Conservancy Western, NY chapter and/or the Grace Singer Scholarship Fund at Wilson Central H.S. Arrangements entrusted to the Kenneth H. Sherrie Funeral Home, Newfane, NY. Please sign the guest register at www.sherriefuneralhome.com