THOMAS GALLATIN

GALLATIN--Thomas Gerry, Jr. Thomas Gerry Gallatin Jr., son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gallatin Sr. of Manhasset, NY, recently passed away aged 74 with his devoted wife Patricia by his side. Tom was born September 12, 1950 in Manhasset, NY. He attended the Brooks School in North Andover, MA and Princeton University, where he was a member of the Colonial Club, which is also where Pattie and Tom's love story began. They married in 1976, celebrating at the bride's parent's country club, The Tuxedo Club in Tuxedo Park, NY. Tom graduated from Syracuse University College of Law in 1977. He joined the firm Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander & Ferdon that same year, later becoming partner. He later joined Latham & Watkins as a partner where he represented multiple clients, including Nintendo, Sony and Toshiba. He was last with Toshiba America as Senior Vice President General Counsel. Tom was an avid and highly skilled yachtsman, having been a member of the New York Yacht Club, Port Washington Yacht Club, and Manhasset Bay Yacht Club, where he served on the Board of Trustees and as a member of the Race Committee. Tom was a descendant of Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury under President Thomas Jefferson and later Ambassador to France and England, and of Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, Governor of Massachusetts and Vice President of the United States under James Madison. Tom is survived by his wife Patricia and sister Jean Scatuorchio, and pre-deceased by his parents and sister Edith Egan. He is further survived by Patrick Scatuorchio, Emily Scatuorchio Snyder, Amanda Manganaro, Thomas Scatuorchio, Terence McSweeney, and Susan McSweeney-Cappello. Tom's intelligence, humor, warmth, dedication, generosity, and kindness touched everyone who knew him. He will be deeply missed and fondly remembered - always held in our hearts. A service will be held at Christ Church in Manhasset, 11am, on November 1.