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THOMAS JUDGE Obituary

JUDGE--Thomas B., Jr., 83, died on Monday, March 10, at home. For the bulk of his career, Judge managed the AT&T venture capital portfolio for the AT&T Investment Management Corporation. He co-founded the Institutional Limited Partners Association, which has grown to a membership of over one hundred institutions. He had been a frequent speaker at private equity and pension fund conferences and seminars worldwide. He retired from AT&T in 1995, the same year he was inducted into the Private Equity Hall of Fame. He is also an honorary Kauffman Fellow and is designated as a "Venture Capital Great" by the National Venture Capital Association and The Harvard Business School. In his retirement, he continued his work in private equity as a consultant for JPMorgan and others, until very recently. Judge graduated from Pennsylvania State University and earned his MBA at Seton Hall University. He served in the US Army in the 1950s, and as Mayor of the Borough of Little Silver, New Jersey in the early 1970s. Judge is survived by his wife, Barbara, his friend Ellen Catlin, his sisters Jackie Seuffert and Connie Judge, his son Thomas B. Judge III of Shrewsbury, NJ, his daughters Lauren Bartkus and her husband Brian of Bedford, MA, Linda Ferrogine and her husband Jim of Shrewsbury, NJ, and Dana Farabaugh and her husband Jay of Sudbury, MA. He is also survived by his beloved 10 grandchildren, Taylor, Anne, Brooke, Jimmy, Tommy, Kate, Casey, David, Jill and Nick. Donations may be made to the Surf City Volunteer Fire Company & Emergency Medical Services at www.surfcityfire.org.

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Published by New York Times on Mar. 14, 2014.

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Jane holzka

March 17, 2014

So sorry to hear of Uncle Tom's passing. I don't know how to reach any of you so I will send my love like this. Wishing you all the best always. Love, Jane holzka

Suzanne Hebb

March 15, 2014

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March 15, 2014

Tom will be remembered as a key contributor to the edification of the venture capital industry, also a formidable personality,
Jean-Bernard Schmidt Paris

March 14, 2014

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, Dana. I know what a tremendous loss this is. May you be comforted by happy memories and may his name be a blessing forever.

Joe & Kathy Dawson

March 13, 2014

Our thoughts and prayers are with Barbara and the whole Judge family. We will miss seeing him at the Jersey shore.

Chris Gorsuch

March 13, 2014

My thoughts and prayers are with the Judge family, especially Lauren, during this difficult time. Yours truly,

Avneet Kochar

March 12, 2014

Tom was a pioneer in private investing and will be missed by all who were fortunate to work with him.

Joan & John Sander

March 11, 2014

Our thoughts are with Mrs. Judge, Tim, Lauren, Linda & Dana. We will miss seeing him down the shore.

Staci Collins

March 11, 2014

Our thoughts and prayers are with Tom's family; our kind summertime neighbors, during this sad time.

Sincerely, Greg, Staci, Ashton and Laine Collins

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