Thomas Luther Mcclintock

Born in Long Branch, NJ, May 24, 1926

Graduate of Long Branch High School Class of 1944

Thomas was accepted into the US Navy v-5 program (an elite program for expedited training to become Navy Officers and Naval Air Corps pilots). After 4 years of service, he received an Honorable Discharged with rank of Lt. (jg)

Tom graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Class of 1947. After completing his naval service, he began employment as Process Engineer with Texaco HQ in New York City. Tom returned to RPI for graduate studies and earned a Masters of Chemical Engineering in 1950. His Master's Thesis resulted in a US Patent in petroleum technology. As a student at RPI, he was a member and officer of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity.

After finishing with his Masters degree, Tom went to work for Merck and Co. as a production supervisor in Merck's pioneering synthesis of Cortisone. He was selected for Merck's Management Development program. Throughout his time with Merck and Co. he served in many different management positions with increasing management and executive responsibilities, retiring in 1990 as Executive Director of Marketing, US Operations. Tom's other duties at Merck included Board Member of Merck Company Foundation, Member of President's World Wide Marketing Committee and an officer of the Merck Political Action Committee.

Concurrently, he took volunteer leadership roles in his hometown including Director of Civil Defense during the early 1950's, the Chairman of the Long Branch Charter Commission, a five- member body elected to study the form and function of Long Branch City Government. This study resulted in recommendations to replace the long existing Commission form of government with a newer Council- Manager structure, which were approved by a large majority in a special election in 1960.

Tom was elected Councilman-at-large and Mayor of Long Branch (1961), appointed by Monmouth County Board of Freeholders as Chairman of the County Park-Recreation Committee, which provided leadership in later successful efforts to establish Sandy Hook, New Jersey, as a National Park.

After service in a sales management positions in Colorado, he returned to Merck Corporate Headquarters in New Jersey and established his family in Colts Neck, where he served on the Board of Adjustment, the Planning Board, and elected member of the Township Committee and a three term Mayor of Colts Neck. He was believed to be the only person to have served as Mayor of two different municipalities in Monmouth County (albeit 12 years apart). He also served as a Board member and President of the Monmouth Museum, Executive Committee of Monmouth Conservation Foundation and President of the Colts Neck Library Foundation. A major donation from McClintock inspired a community-wide fund raising effort that provided for a new million- dollar library structure which was turned over free and clear to the people of Colts Neck in 2000.

Other organizations included Navesink Country Club, The Ausable Club (NY), Fort Monmouth Officers Club, the Monmouth Boat Club, and the Monmouth County Republican Executive Committee. In 1999, he was honored by the Long Branch Board of Education with election to the Long Branch High School Distinguished Alumni Academic Hall of Fame.

In 1994, Thomas and Judith retired to Evergreen, Colorado. Subsequently, Thomas was elected President of the Hiwan Homeowners Association, a covenant governed residential compound in Evergreen, and became a member of the Advisory Board of Hiwan Country Club. They are members of the United Methodist Church of Evergreen where Thomas was a member of the Building Committee. They are Conductor's Circle Level contributors to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Judith is active in the Sustainers organization of the Junior League.

In 2009, they established the McClintock Scholarship Trust at RPI, the purpose of which is to provide scholarship aid to undergraduates as well as post-doctoral fellowships in advanced science and engineering. They were subsequently honored by induction into the Patroons of Rensselaer, an organization of major contributors to the Institute.

He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Judith Bradford McClintock, daughter, Meredith Anne McClintock of Portola Valley, CA, son, Thomas Bradford McClintock of Colorado Springs, CO, and three grandchildren, Avery Humphreys, Cameron Humphreys and Thomas McClintock.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra,

Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver Performing Arts Complex, 1000 14th Street, No. 15, Denver, Colorado 80202, www.coloradosymphony.org