John Osborne Tomb

TOMB, John Osborne, age 94, formerly of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and Saratoga Springs, New York, died on January 7, 2013, at his residence in Richmond, Virginia. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ethel Tomb; and a brother, Hugh Tomb. Mr. Tomb is survived by his wife of seventy years, Helen Brock Tomb. He is survived by three children, Ellen Knill and husband Herbert, of Lompoc, California; Eric Tomb of Nevada City, California; and Donald Tomb and wife Donna of Ashland, Virginia and Saratoga Springs, New York. Mr. Tomb is also survived by eight grandchildren, Nicholas Tomb and wife Maki of Monterey, California; Jennifer Junod and husband Paul of Mechanicsville, Virginia; Aaron Tomb of Portland, Oregon; John Knill of Lompoc, California; Bronwen Tomb of San Francisco, California; Melissa Knill of Lompoc, California; Daniel Tomb of Washington, D.C., and Sibyl Knill of Riverside, California; and three great grandchildren: Will and Maddie Junod of Mechanicsville, Virginia and Yuka Tomb of Monterey, California. He is also survived by a sister, Barbara Tomb Lundberg, and husband Rolf Lundberg of Hartford, Connecticut and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Tomb was born on July 13, 1918 in Newton, Massachusetts and attended public schools there. He is a graduate of Williams College, Class of 1940. He was a partner in McKinsey and Company, a management consulting firm. He opened the firm’s new offices in Cleveland, Ohio; Toronto, Canada and Tokyo, Japan. Following his retirement, he enjoyed sailing and traveling around the world with his wife Helen. He was a past member of the Congregational Church in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire and the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church in Saratoga Springs, New York. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the chapel at The Crossings at Bon Air, 9100 Bon Air Crossings Drive. Online condolences to WoodyFuneralHome.com.