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Notes for Alban Thomas HALLOWELL
Alban Thomas "Tom" Hallowell
Age 94, of Kennett Square, PA, died surrounded by his family on Nov. 2, 2009, at Kendal at Longwood.
A native of Sandy Spring, MD, he was the son of the late Francis Miller Hallowell and Helen Thomas Hallowell of Sandy Spring, MD, and the husband for 57 years of Barbara Gawthrop Hallowell of Kennett Square, PA. Tom graduated from George School and Swarthmore College and received his doctorate in organic chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was engaged in Research and Development with the DuPont Company for over 38 years in Wilmington, DE, Parlin, NJ, and Brevard, NC. He worked mainly on photographic film products, especially medical x-ray film. During World War II, he was exempt from military service because his work then at DuPont involved research on products for troop safety. He retired in 1979. Tom was active in numerous conservation and community service organizations and in hiking and trail work in the NC mountains. He received the Beyond 6000 recognition for hiking 40 of the 60 peaks over 6000 feet in the Southern Appalachians. His lifelong interest in nature led into nature education work, including continuing education classes on birds. The Boy Scouts of America presented him with its Silver Beaver Award for nearly 40 years of service in adult leadership training. Tom was an outstanding athlete in soccer, basketball, tennis, and track. Having a delightful sense of humor, he was often called upon to MC special events. As an active photographer, he lectured widely with Barbara using their own slides on nature & adventure travel, much of their travel having been in the Canadian Arctic. Tom was a lifelong member of the Sandy Spring Friends Meeting in MD and, after moving to Kendal at Longwood in 1994, he attended Kendal Friends Meeting. At Kendal he worked as a volunteer for recycling furnishings no longer needed by residents, was an eager member of the trail maintenance committee, and helped others frequently in innumerable ways.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara G. Hallowell of Kendal; sons John F. Hallowell of Great River, NY, and Charles G. Hallowell of Hillsborough, NJ; daughter Anne H. Reich of Mahtomedi, MN; son-in-law Peter B. Reich; daughter-in-law Margaret N. Hallowell and former daughter-in-law Marta C. Hallowell; and eleven grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Sat., Dec. 5, 2 PM, at Kendal at Longwood. Interment will be in Sandy Spring, MD, for immediate family.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be sent to the American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St., Philadelphia, PA 19102, or to the Nature Conservancy, 4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203-1606. Arrangements are being handled by the KUZO & GRIECO FUNERAL HOME INC (610-444-4116) of Kennett Square.
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