Thomas Cunningham died peacefully in his sleep at age of 90 at Meadow Ridge in Redding, CT.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 67 years, Louise Mills Cunningham, his three sons Tod, Seth and Dudley, and his grandchildren John, Julia and Michael. Born in Denver in 1922, Mr. Cunningham parents were Dr. T. Donald Cunningham and Isabel Coolidge Cunningham, a descendant of the Coolidge family, one of America's oldest families.
His grandparents were Mary Shepley Coolidge and renowned Boston architect Charles Algernon Coolidge. Mr. Cunningham was a graduate of St. George's School, Newport RI, and Harvard College, class of 1944. During WW II he was a Second Lieutenant and a bombardier in the US Army Air Corps.
Mr. Cunningham began his finance career at Loomis Sayles and worked for 20 years as Vice President of Trust and Investments at Manufacturer's Hanover Trust Company. An avid fly fisherman since the age of 9, Mr. Cunningham fished throughout the Americas, Australia, New Zealand and Scotland.
Active throughout his life in the Episcopal Church, he served on the National Council's Investment Committee and The New York Diocesan Trust Funds Committee. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham were long time residents of Bedford, NY, where he served at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church as Senior Warden of the Vestry, a member of the Long Range Planning Committee, and Eucharistic Lay Reader for over 45 years. Mr. Cunningham was a member of The Bedford Golf and Tennis Club, The Church Club, and The Pilgrims.
A Memorial Service will be held on Thursday, May 30 at St. Matthew's Church, Bedford, NY at 11a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Meadowridge Scholarship Fund, Fairfield County Foundation, 383 Main Ave., Norwalk CT 06851.
This obituary was provided by Clark Associate's Funeral Home.
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